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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

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$56,903 Avg Salary

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

With 309 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #25 most popular major in District of Columbia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC the most popular school in District of Columbia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #6, American University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of the District of Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the city of Washington.

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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
New Jersey 593
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 7 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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