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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

14 Colleges
$54,380 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 593 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

Check out the clinical psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

#1

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Rider University the most popular school in New Jersey for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

Of the 26 students majoring in clinical psychology at Rowan, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Seton Hall University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in New Jersey. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

Women make up 80% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#4

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 92% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Kean University Report

Out of the 14 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in clinical psychology at FDU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#6

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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Georgian Court University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#8

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

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Thomas Edison State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Thomas Edison State University Report

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,526
New York 2,408
Maryland 206
District of Columbia 309
Delaware 16

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 14 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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