2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree School for You
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #30 most popular major in the country with 33,758 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 456 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the clinical psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
Out of the 456 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pillar College is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Newark, Pillar is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out of the 456 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.
With a ranking of #7, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Palo Alto University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Palo Alto.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
Fielding Graduate University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.
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University of Chicago landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
University of Southern California ranked #14 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
University of Pennsylvania ranked #15 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Trinity University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
With a ranking of #18, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Touro University Worldwide landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.
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George Mason University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
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California State University - Long Beach landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Rest of the Top Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 456 different United States clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg, TX |
| 52 | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 53 | California State University - Fresno | Fresno, CA |
| 54 | Baylor University | Waco, TX |
| 55 | Minnesota State University - Mankato | Mankato, MN |
| 56 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 57 | Adler University | Chicago, IL |
| 58 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 59 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 60 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 61 | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 62 | John Carroll University | University Heights, OH |
| 63 | Arizona State University - Skysong | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 64 | Minnesota State University - Moorhead | Moorhead, MN |
| 65 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud, MN |
| 66 | Holy Names University | Oakland, CA |
| 67 | Mount Saint Mary’s University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 68 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools award.
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology by Region
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 141,695 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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