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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut

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$55,801 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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 Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Connecticut 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges.

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 degree in Connecticut. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The excellent programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Connecticut. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

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#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Haven. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut list. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

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#4

Post University

Waterbury, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Post University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Saint Joseph is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut ranking. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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Southern Connecticut State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut ranking. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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Central Connecticut State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut ranking. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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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 10 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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