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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

21 Colleges
$46,229 Avg Salary
$39,492 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

#1

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Adams State University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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The excellent programs at Colorado Christian University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

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#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Naropa University

Boulder, CO

Naropa University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Boulder, Naropa is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Denver Seminary

Littleton, CO

Denver Seminary landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Denver Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Littleton.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

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With a ranking of #10, Montana State University - Billings did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the midsize city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,094
Utah 98
Idaho 17
Montana 56

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 21 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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