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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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$46,147 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Western Connecticut State University to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Western Connecticut State University Report

#2

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Haven is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

Of the 45 students majoring in clinical psychology at University of New Haven, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#3

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Joseph. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in clinical psychology at USJ, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The in-demand master’s degree 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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

About 76% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#5

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fairfield University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

About 96% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 4% are male.

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University of Connecticut ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 91% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#7

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #7, Sacred Heart University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

About 69% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Southern Connecticut State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in clinical psychology at SCSU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools 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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