2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree School for You
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.
The Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 590 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the United States for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 86% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the United States. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 21% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pepperdine University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 486 students majoring in clinical psychology at Pepperdine, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
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Florida Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.
About 88% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 12% are male.
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Lamar University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
Women make up 92% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
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Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
About 87% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Adler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 266 students majoring in clinical psychology at Adler, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Of the 261 students majoring in clinical psychology at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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University of the Cumberlands ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
About 76% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.
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Carlos Albizu University - San Juan came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Juan, Carlos Albizu University - San Juan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 238 students majoring in clinical psychology at Carlos Albizu University - San Juan, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college 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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With a ranking of #14, Adams State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 21% are male.
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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Of the 230 students majoring in clinical psychology at ASU - Skysong, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Touro University Worldwide came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.
Of the 216 students majoring in clinical psychology at TUW, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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With a ranking of #17, Lindsey Wilson College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.
Of the 216 students majoring in clinical psychology at Lindsey Wilson College, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 80% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 11% are male.
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California Baptist University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.
Of the 198 students majoring in clinical psychology at Cal Baptist, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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With a ranking of #22, California Institute of Integral Studies did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
Of the 195 students majoring in clinical psychology at CIIS, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Simmons University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 9% are male.
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Antioch University - Los Angeles ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Culver City, Antioch University - Los Angeles is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 71% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
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University of San Francisco ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 17% are male.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 590 different United States clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology students that almost earned our Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools award.
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology by Region
View the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Majors
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| General Psychology | 141,695 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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