Best Colleges for Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (2024)
228 colleges offer Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.
Top 20 Colleges for Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
#1
MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA
$125,557/yr
85.2% accept
#2
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA
$120,959/yr
45.1% accept
#3
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
$103,937/yr
16.4% accept
#4
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
$92,538/yr
5.2% accept
#5
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
$91,885/yr
4.5% accept
#6
Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI
$90,008/yr
65.5% accept
#7
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
$89,363/yr
7.7% accept
#8
Golden Gate UniversitySan Francisco, CA
$87,434/yr
#9
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA
$86,881/yr
88.8% accept
#10
University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA
$86,522/yr
52.4% accept
#11
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO
$86,182/yr
12.1% accept
#12
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA
$84,943/yr
26.7% accept
#13
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL
$84,131/yr
64.8% accept
#14
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, AZ
$84,131/yr
76.6% accept
#15
Boston UniversityBoston, MA
$83,238/yr
11.1% accept
#16
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA
$83,214/yr
11.5% accept
#17
Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA
$82,939/yr
62.9% accept
#18
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL
$82,592/yr
54.9% accept
#19
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, CA
$78,812/yr
86.5% accept
#20
Excelsior UniversityAlbany, NY
$78,493/yr
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All Colleges Offering Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
| Name | City | Tuition (In-State) | Accept Rate | Grad Rate | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Phoenix-Arizona | Phoenix | $9,552 | N/A | 20% | 85,991 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | $12,223 | 90% | 68% | 64,674 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Scottsdale | N/A | 67% | 29% | 53,782 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | $11,688 | 27% | 88% | 42,855 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | Bloomington | $12,144 | 78% | 81% | 37,806 |
| University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | $16,758 | 27% | 87% | 34,948 |
| University of North Texas | Denton | $11,309 | 72% | 60% | 34,341 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle | $12,973 | 39% | 84% | 31,942 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | $9,620 | 86% | 64% | 27,264 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Las Vegas | $9,748 | 96% | 50% | 24,622 |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | $14,338 | 77% | 61% | 22,170 |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | $6,022 | 88% | 53% | 21,790 |
| California State University-Fresno | Fresno | $7,350 | 95% | 56% | 21,605 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh | $21,926 | 58% | 85% | 20,370 |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | $7,160 | 91% | 53% | 19,562 |
| Kent State University at Kent | Kent | $13,232 | 86% | 65% | 19,320 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State | $10,202 | 78% | 65% | 18,397 |
| Capella University | Minneapolis | $14,400 | N/A | 27% | 18,364 |
| Boston University | Boston | $68,102 | 11% | 89% | 18,248 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | $66,162 | 5% | 90% | 17,326 |
| Miami University-Oxford | Oxford | $18,161 | 75% | 81% | 16,656 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | $10,266 | 69% | 54% | 16,301 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | New York | $7,464 | 48% | 72% | 16,154 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | $15,190 | 81% | 58% | 15,587 |
| California State University-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $8,093 | 94% | 55% | 15,023 |
| Ball State University | Muncie | $11,082 | 86% | 63% | 13,988 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables | $62,616 | 19% | 84% | 12,913 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | $15,252 | 85% | 58% | 12,568 |
| University at Albany | Albany | $10,866 | 69% | 63% | 12,564 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | $53,710 | 82% | 75% | 11,737 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | New York | $7,470 | 57% | 56% | 11,590 |
| Excelsior University | Albany | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11,550 |
| Bellevue University | Bellevue | $9,903 | N/A | 39% | 10,220 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | $70,702 | 16% | 91% | 10,085 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | $14,760 | 90% | 60% | 10,035 |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks | $10,951 | 77% | 62% | 9,981 |
| Farmingdale State College | Farmingdale | $8,626 | 63% | 55% | 9,552 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | $68,322 | 8% | 96% | 9,201 |
| Walden University | Minneapolis | $12,762 | N/A | N/A | 9,136 |
| University of Maine | Orono | $13,326 | 97% | 56% | 8,496 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | $41,228 | 85% | 61% | 8,179 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach | $44,249 | 65% | 67% | 7,860 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | $65,790 | 12% | 94% | 7,857 |
| Pace University | New York | $53,290 | 76% | 61% | 7,665 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | $70,662 | 4% | 95% | 7,569 |
| Tufts University | Medford | $70,704 | 11% | 93% | 7,061 |
| Saint Leo University | Saint Leo | $30,000 | 78% | 47% | 6,721 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global | Marion | $8,208 | N/A | 36% | 6,656 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney | $8,586 | 91% | 45% | 6,222 |
| Radford University | Radford | $12,548 | 90% | 49% | 6,038 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | $19,123 | 92% | 68% | 5,955 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego | $59,486 | 52% | 83% | 5,671 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis | $27,166 | 95% | 69% | 5,658 |
| Franklin University | Columbus | $9,577 | N/A | 21% | 5,562 |
| Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | $41,342 | N/A | 60% | 5,549 |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | Bothell | $12,919 | 91% | 67% | 5,457 |
| Marist University | Poughkeepsie | $47,750 | 57% | 80% | 5,182 |
| Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud | $10,245 | 95% | 44% | 5,088 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | Saint Louis | $14,112 | 63% | 57% | 5,024 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | Philadelphia | $53,260 | 89% | 79% | 4,948 |
| Southeastern University | Lakeland | $32,950 | 53% | 43% | 4,813 |
| Bentley University | Waltham | $61,000 | 45% | 88% | 4,474 |
| University of Michigan-Flint | Flint | $14,704 | 70% | 42% | 4,411 |
| United States Military Academy | West Point | N/A | 12% | 86% | 4,408 |
| National Louis University | Chicago | $12,705 | 95% | 33% | 4,406 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville | $10,611 | 86% | 56% | 4,378 |
| Clayton State University | Morrow | $5,180 | 68% | 38% | 4,348 |
| Salem State University | Salem | $12,338 | 96% | 52% | 4,291 |
| Ithaca College | Ithaca | $53,540 | 69% | 75% | 4,242 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford | $49,075 | 96% | 56% | 4,146 |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | Ponce | $6,650 | 98% | 48% | 3,874 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | Providence | $42,419 | 88% | 55% | 3,868 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | $47,505 | 81% | 68% | 3,755 |
| Vermont State University | Randolph | $11,952 | 82% | 48% | 3,590 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | $69,918 | 63% | 84% | 3,553 |
| Biola University | La Mirada | $48,984 | 74% | 68% | 3,474 |
| MCPHS University | Boston | $40,530 | 85% | 63% | 3,451 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne | $45,900 | 58% | 64% | 3,404 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | New York | $7,235 | 68% | N/A | 3,254 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | Prescott | $44,149 | 77% | 69% | 3,218 |
| Bryant University | Smithfield | $52,677 | 65% | 80% | 3,194 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $34,970 | 55% | 67% | 3,183 |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville | $41,120 | 79% | 62% | 3,106 |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | $37,940 | 84% | 58% | 3,096 |
| Wayne State College | Wayne | $8,216 | N/A | 54% | 3,010 |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls | $13,260 | 95% | 56% | 2,892 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | $39,832 | 76% | 68% | 2,842 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | $52,386 | 55% | 74% | 2,833 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | $27,300 | 66% | 50% | 2,773 |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa | $44,458 | 88% | 63% | 2,759 |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Belton | $32,020 | 96% | 51% | 2,759 |
| Champlain College | Burlington | $47,850 | 83% | 64% | 2,752 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Canton | $8,742 | 92% | 41% | 2,741 |
| Keene State College | Keene | $14,784 | 90% | 59% | 2,699 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | Arecibo | $5,354 | 59% | 51% | 2,669 |
| Rogers State University | Claremore | $7,750 | N/A | 27% | 2,657 |
| Regis University | Denver | $46,340 | 86% | 61% | 2,627 |
| Montana State University Billings | Billings | $7,280 | N/A | 29% | 2,626 |
| Husson University | Bangor | $23,304 | 81% | 58% | 2,618 |
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis | $45,452 | 82% | 52% | 2,494 |
| Holy Family University | Philadelphia | $35,330 | 71% | 61% | 2,464 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | $32,946 | 75% | 68% | 2,438 |
| University of Mary | Bismarck | $22,356 | 75% | 67% | 2,416 |
| University of Puerto Rico-Carolina | Carolina | $7,986 | 55% | 39% | 2,404 |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh | $39,570 | 97% | 59% | 2,331 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | Marshall | $10,361 | 62% | 45% | 2,315 |
| California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks | $52,560 | 76% | 72% | 2,296 |
| University of Puerto Rico at Ponce | Ponce | $5,354 | 52% | 48% | 2,278 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies | Fayette | $7,440 | 88% | N/A | 2,092 |
| Minot State University | Minot | $8,702 | 65% | 46% | 2,062 |
| Tiffin University | Tiffin | $34,790 | 80% | 41% | 2,051 |
| Miami University-Hamilton | Hamilton | $7,491 | N/A | 23% | 2,043 |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | $24,470 | N/A | 67% | 2,005 |
| Point University | West Point | $24,000 | 44% | 38% | 1,996 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | Marion | $32,352 | 89% | 67% | 1,974 |
| La Salle University | Philadelphia | $37,800 | 97% | 58% | 1,953 |
| St. Mary's University | San Antonio | $37,434 | 98% | 60% | 1,951 |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga | $57,803 | 87% | 70% | 1,947 |
| SUNY Morrisville | Morrisville | $8,825 | 92% | 30% | 1,923 |
| Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | $36,658 | 77% | 62% | 1,916 |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | Cobleskill | $8,768 | 84% | 42% | 1,904 |
| Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | $34,760 | 77% | 59% | 1,856 |
| Emmanuel College | Boston | $48,550 | 76% | 67% | 1,854 |
| North Park University | Chicago | $36,710 | 69% | 57% | 1,818 |
| University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | $27,366 | 76% | 50% | 1,796 |
| Marywood University | Scranton | $41,420 | 61% | 72% | 1,784 |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston | Crookston | $13,288 | 88% | 50% | 1,729 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Los Angeles | $49,564 | 73% | 53% | 1,719 |
| Mid-America Christian University | Oklahoma City | $21,294 | 92% | 40% | 1,666 |
| Delaware Valley University | Doylestown | $44,850 | 93% | 54% | 1,628 |
| Union University | Jackson | $40,025 | 60% | 68% | 1,607 |
| Dordt University | Sioux Center | $37,050 | 68% | 68% | 1,597 |
| Lancaster Bible College | Lancaster | $29,990 | 56% | 69% | 1,569 |
| Faulkner University | Montgomery | $23,920 | 73% | 38% | 1,549 |
| Bethel University | McKenzie | $18,712 | 60% | 35% | 1,547 |
| Lincoln University | Lincoln University | $12,512 | 66% | 48% | 1,539 |
| Concordia University-Irvine | Irvine | $43,480 | 66% | 60% | 1,536 |
| Missouri Baptist University | Saint Louis | $34,612 | 69% | 48% | 1,488 |
| Los Angeles Pacific University | San Dimas | $12,360 | N/A | 29% | 1,483 |
| Nelson University | Waxahachie | $25,064 | 89% | 39% | 1,479 |
| Belhaven University | Jackson | $30,250 | 50% | 50% | 1,471 |
| Aspen University | Phoenix | $6,870 | N/A | N/A | 1,466 |
| Grace College and Theological Seminary | Winona Lake | $31,200 | 82% | 69% | 1,464 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln | $43,572 | 80% | 67% | 1,453 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | $37,920 | 93% | 68% | 1,442 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | $22,214 | 94% | 45% | 1,343 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee | $35,570 | 49% | 51% | 1,308 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | $23,000 | 78% | 62% | 1,298 |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Abilene | $32,960 | 90% | 48% | 1,283 |
| Saint Vincent College | Latrobe | $42,396 | 62% | 70% | 1,259 |
| Walla Walla University | College Place | $34,227 | N/A | 62% | 1,252 |
| Averett University | Danville | $38,550 | 57% | 46% | 1,231 |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | $38,110 | 65% | 66% | 1,223 |
| Albright College | Reading | $29,082 | 76% | 47% | 1,217 |
| Arizona Christian University | Glendale | $35,098 | 71% | 41% | 1,165 |
| Morningside University | Sioux City | $39,660 | 71% | 52% | 1,163 |
| Midland University | Fremont | $42,050 | 66% | 43% | 1,159 |
| Oakwood University | Huntsville | $22,512 | 45% | 47% | 1,153 |
| City University of Seattle | Seattle | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,137 |
| Lesley University | Cambridge | $34,256 | 97% | 60% | 1,122 |
| Bay Path University | Longmeadow | $38,302 | 85% | 51% | 1,108 |
| Cornell College | Mount Vernon | $52,660 | 80% | 67% | 1,086 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Winona | $45,080 | 93% | 67% | 1,073 |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | Gwynedd Valley | $40,122 | 90% | 58% | 1,067 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fayette | $28,260 | 57% | 52% | 1,040 |
| Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa | $40,794 | 65% | 65% | 1,024 |
| New England College | Henniker | $41,938 | 92% | 33% | 1,022 |
| Quincy University | Quincy | $37,140 | 51% | 44% | 1,010 |
| Maryville College | Maryville | $39,284 | 61% | 49% | 1,005 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe | $37,174 | 79% | 49% | 983 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina | $34,630 | 72% | 43% | 956 |
| Greenville University | Greenville | $32,200 | 98% | 46% | 955 |
| Manchester University | North Manchester | $37,135 | 71% | 45% | 936 |
| University of Saint Mary | Leavenworth | $35,380 | 87% | 46% | 925 |
| Southwestern College | Winfield | $39,822 | 76% | 35% | 924 |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | $38,420 | 87% | 55% | 905 |
| The University of Olivet | Olivet | $34,068 | 83% | 36% | 892 |
| Toccoa Falls College | Toccoa Falls | $23,950 | 66% | 45% | 875 |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa | Ottawa | $35,880 | 83% | 28% | 870 |
| New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | New Orleans | $12,468 | N/A | 51% | 865 |
| Newman University | Wichita | $35,500 | 74% | 53% | 851 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | $30,814 | 69% | 46% | 846 |
| Coker University | Hartsville | $33,416 | 94% | 38% | 840 |
| Miami University-Middletown | Middletown | $7,491 | N/A | 28% | 837 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | Baton Rouge | $18,310 | 99% | 49% | 821 |
| Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | $19,800 | N/A | 53% | 814 |
| Simpson University | Redding | $39,708 | 86% | 45% | 809 |
| Malone University | Canton | $37,160 | 76% | 48% | 798 |
| Crown College | Saint Bonifacius | $31,410 | 23% | 54% | 796 |
| Bennington College | Bennington | $66,262 | 45% | 69% | 780 |
| Keystone College | La Plume | $18,300 | 85% | 38% | 771 |
| Mayville State University | Mayville | $7,979 | N/A | 40% | 733 |
| Judson University | Elgin | $31,360 | 48% | 56% | 708 |
| Goldey-Beacom College | Wilmington | $14,940 | 85% | 58% | 691 |
| Corban University | Salem | $40,280 | 94% | 61% | 678 |
| Thomas College | Waterville | $31,824 | 96% | 53% | 647 |
| Westminster College | Fulton | $35,214 | 79% | 56% | 638 |
| St. Andrews University | Laurinburg | $32,388 | N/A | 28% | 628 |
| Briar Cliff University | Sioux City | $36,956 | N/A | 48% | 624 |
| Bethany College | Bethany | $36,765 | 59% | 47% | 614 |
| Southwestern Adventist University | Keene | $25,380 | 78% | 47% | 570 |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Mayaguez | $6,550 | 99% | 41% | 555 |
| Sterling College | Sterling | $33,700 | 48% | 34% | 538 |
| University of Providence | Great Falls | $30,448 | 50% | 36% | 528 |
| Bushnell University | Eugene | $35,800 | 67% | 59% | 517 |
| Rosemont College | Rosemont | $23,845 | 76% | 49% | 486 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | Louisville | $16,398 | 100% | 24% | 481 |
| Florida Institute of Technology-Online | Melbourne | $12,780 | 40% | N/A | 475 |
| Blackburn College | Carlinville | $28,149 | 63% | 55% | 471 |
| Carolina University | Winston-Salem | $17,575 | 40% | 24% | 460 |
| Washington Adventist University | Takoma Park | $26,604 | 46% | 33% | 452 |
| College of Saint Mary | Omaha | $24,510 | 45% | 60% | 445 |
| Kentucky Christian University | Grayson | $26,625 | 61% | 35% | 429 |
| Wesleyan College | Macon | $27,650 | 59% | 50% | 400 |
| Paine College | Augusta | $14,596 | 95% | 17% | 388 |
| Trinity Baptist College | Jacksonville | $15,100 | 53% | 38% | 386 |
| University of the Southwest | Hobbs | $16,670 | N/A | 23% | 346 |
| Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena | $32,520 | 34% | N/A | 312 |
| Arlington Baptist University | Arlington | $20,830 | N/A | 14% | 284 |
| Faith International University | Tacoma | $8,850 | N/A | N/A | 276 |
| Golden Gate University | San Francisco | N/A | N/A | N/A | 259 |
| Prescott College | Prescott | $35,685 | 95% | 44% | 219 |
| Barclay College | Haviland | $24,590 | 51% | 43% | 168 |
| Trinity College of Florida | Trinity | $16,300 | 92% | N/A | 148 |
| Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies | Portland | $14,640 | 59% | N/A | 144 |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | Elizabeth City | $17,280 | 62% | 32% | 132 |
| Hobe Sound Bible College | Hobe Sound | $9,068 | N/A | 55% | 112 |
| Ecclesia College | Springdale | $16,850 | 74% | 38% | 108 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many colleges offer Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology?
There are 228 colleges offering Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology programs in the United States as of 2024.
What is the best college for Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology?
Based on graduate earnings, MCPHS University is among the top colleges for Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology with median earnings of $125,557.
What are the top 3 colleges for Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology?
The top colleges for Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology include MCPHS University, Bentley University, Boston College.