2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You
With 1,481 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #21 most popular major in Virginia.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia
Check out the clinical psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.
Top 10 Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 64 students majoring in clinical psychology at Liberty University, 28% are male and 72% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Virginia. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
Women make up 77% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in clinical psychology at VCU, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Divine Mercy University landed the # 5 spot on the list. DMU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Arlington.
Of the 5 students majoring in clinical psychology at DMU, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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James Madison University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
About 50% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Old Dominion University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in clinical psychology at Old Dominion, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Virginia State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.
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Radford University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.
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Norfolk State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Norfolk State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
Of the 3 students majoring in clinical psychology at Norfolk State, 67% are male and 33% are female.
Request InformationBest Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 464 |
| North Carolina | 156 |
| Florida | 1,681 |
| Tennessee | 329 |
| Kentucky | 775 |
| South Carolina | 167 |
| Louisiana | 79 |
| Arkansas | 18 |
| Alabama | 292 |
| Mississippi | 158 |
| West Virginia | 43 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Majors
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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.