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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in New Jersey

19 Colleges
$53,398 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#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. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 19 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Caldwell University

Caldwell, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Caldwell University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in New Jersey list. Caldwell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Caldwell.

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The excellent programs at Georgian Court University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in New Jersey. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in New Jersey ranking. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

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#8

Pillar College

Newark, NJ

Pillar College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in New Jersey ranking. Pillar is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newark.

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#10

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in New Jersey list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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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
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 19 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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