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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

8 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, 372 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Connecticut to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our analysis found Post University to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in clinical psychology at SCSU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fairfield University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Connecticut. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

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Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Of the 7 students majoring in clinical psychology at UCONN, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Western Connecticut State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.

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Central Connecticut State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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#8

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,398
New Hampshire 68
Maine 92
Rhode Island 156
Vermont 67

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 8 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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