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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #18 most popular major in Kentucky with 775 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Kentucky

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 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Spalding University the best school in Kentucky for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindsey Wilson College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.

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#5

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 13 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

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Eastern Kentucky University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

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#8

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands 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 #8 on the list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

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Asbury Theological Seminary came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the town of Wilmore, Asbury Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

With a ranking of #10, Kentucky State 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 distant town of Frankfort, KY State is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 464
Virginia 1,481
North Carolina 156
Florida 1,681
Tennessee 329
South Carolina 167
Louisiana 79
Arkansas 18
Alabama 292
Mississippi 158
West Virginia 43

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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).

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