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2023 Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools

104 Colleges
$47,894 Avg Salary
$30,175 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 104 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online clinical psychology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular online school in the United States for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, clinical psychology majors at Purdue University Global accumulate an average of around $42,125 in student debt.

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Out of the 104 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 104 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students pursuing an online degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Florida Institute of Technology - Online came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that clinical psychology majors at Florida Institute of Technology - Online take out is $31,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $469.

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#10

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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Azusa Pacific University College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Located in the suburb of San Dimas, Azusa Pacific's University College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that clinical psychology majors at Azusa Pacific's University College take out is $53,414.

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#11

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Oregon Institute of Technology came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public college with a small student population.

On average, clinical psychology graduates from OIT take out $31,509 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#13

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#14

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

Clinical Psychology majors at Belhaven take out an average of $41,041 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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#15

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Clinical & Counseling Psychology students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 University of North Texas Denton, TX
17 Franklin University Columbus, OH
19 Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA
20 Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara, CA
20 Aspen University Denver, CO

View the Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools for a specific region near you.

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New England
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 schools only.

  • 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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