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Best Colleges for Clinical & Counseling Psychology

50 Clinical & Counseling Psychology programs ranked by real graduate earnings, debt, and completion — from the College Scorecard Field-of-Study data.

⚡Quick answer

For Clinical & Counseling Psychology, California State University-Long Beach (California) ranks #1 by our outcome score, with median graduate earnings of $100,315. Rankings reflect earnings, debt, and completion — not reputation or cost — across 50 programs with published outcome data.

#	School	Credential	Median earnings	Median debt	Completers	Score
1	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	Master's Degree	$100,315	$25,500	51	89.3
2	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	Master's Degree	$101,297	$28,245	47	88.1
3	Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara, CA	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$86,802	$21,247	72	84.6
4	Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA	Master's Degree	$89,314	$27,075	180	84.5
5	Long Island University Brookville, NY	Doctoral Degree	$109,668	—	38	84.2
6	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL	Master's Degree	$109,268	$52,313	71	84.1
7	University of Houston Houston, TX	Doctoral Degree	$114,813	—	27	83.9
8	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	Doctoral Degree	$118,721	—	—	83.8
9	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	Doctoral Degree	$124,608	—	18	83.4
10	Chapman University Orange, CA	Master's Degree	$107,808	—	38	83.1
11	The New School New York, NY	Doctoral Degree	$128,575	—	14	82.9
12	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	Master's Degree	$104,707	—	42	82.7
13	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	Doctoral Degree	$125,201	—	13	82.4
14	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	Doctoral Degree	$109,532	—	—	82.3
15	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	Doctoral Degree	$112,025	—	22	82.3
16	DePaul University Chicago, IL	Doctoral Degree	$116,242	—	14	81.6
17	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	Doctoral Degree	$121,493	—	12	81.6
18	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	Doctoral Degree	$130,000	—	8	81.5
19	University at Albany Albany, NY	Doctoral Degree	$108,938	—	20	81.4
20	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	Master's Degree	$84,744	$24,750	47	81.3
21	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$84,541	$29,092	135	81.3
22	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	Doctoral Degree	$105,900	$38,100	10	81.2
23	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	Doctoral Degree	$123,235	—	9	81
24	Pace University New York, NY	Doctoral Degree	$106,090	—	—	81
25	Adler University Chicago, IL	First Professional Degree	$98,265	—	73	80.8
26	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL	Master's Degree	$97,793	$30,520	14	80.8
27	Cambridge College Boston, MA	Master's Degree	$85,569	$26,500	41	80.8
28	National Louis University Chicago, IL	Doctoral Degree	$80,648	$12,623	49	80.6
29	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	Doctoral Degree	$119,078	—	8	80.4
30	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	Bachelor's Degree	$82,023	$23,733	44	80
31	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	Master's Degree	$77,258	$20,500	236	80
32	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL	Doctoral Degree	$117,675	—	7	80
33	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL	Master's Degree	$109,268	$52,313	21	79.9
34	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	Doctoral Degree	$119,800	$59,400	19	79.8
35	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	Doctoral Degree	$94,340	$34,533	22	79.8
36	University of North Texas Denton, TX	Doctoral Degree	$103,267	—	23	79.6
37	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	Master's Degree	$86,240	$33,941	51	79.4
38	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	Doctoral Degree	$104,681	—	18	79.4
39	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	Bachelor's Degree	$76,328	$17,223	138	79.1
40	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	Master's Degree	$80,164	$26,100	62	78.8
41	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	Master's Degree	$99,934	—	26	78.5
42	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$93,087	—	94	78.5
43	National University San Diego, CA	Master's Degree	$78,497	$28,854	1,016	78.4
44	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	Master's Degree	$100,264	—	17	77.6
45	Auburn University Auburn, AL	Doctoral Degree	$103,093	—	12	77.3
46	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	Doctoral Degree	$127,131	$109,995	24	77
47	Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA	Master's Degree	$95,577	—	33	76.9
48	Touro University New York, NY	Master's Degree	$86,288	$37,615	32	76.6
49	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	Doctoral Degree	$100,533	—	12	76.5
50	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	Doctoral Degree	$98,666	—	16	76.1

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Hidden Gems for Clinical & Counseling Psychology

Lower-profile schools with a genuinely strong outcome score for Clinical & Counseling Psychology — the famous brand names and mega-flagships are deliberately filtered out.

#	School	Median earnings	Admit rate	Score
1	Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara, CA Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$86,802	—	84.6
2	Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, smaller, lower-profile campus	$89,314	—	84.5
3	Long Island University Brookville, NY Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, accessible admissions, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$109,668	86%	84.2
4	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$118,721	91%	83.8
5	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$124,608	68%	83.4
6	University of La Verne La Verne, CA Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$104,707	71%	82.7
7	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$109,532	75%	82.3
8	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, accessible admissions, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$123,235	85%	81
9	Pace University New York, NY Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, accessible admissions, lower-profile than the field’s famous names	$106,090	76%	81
10	Adler University Chicago, IL Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, smaller, lower-profile campus	$98,265	—	80.8
11	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, accessible admissions, smaller, lower-profile campus	$97,793	74%	80.8
12	Cambridge College Boston, MA Strong Clinical & Counseling Psychology outcome score, smaller, lower-profile campus	$85,569	—	80.8

Hidden Gems use the same College Scorecard outcome score, then drop the pool’s most-selective brands (bottom-quartile admit rate) and largest campuses (top-quartile enrollment). Schools that don’t report admit rate or enrollment are not dropped by that guard.

How we ranked this

Programs are scored 0–100 within the Clinical & Counseling Psychology field (CIP 42.28) using three College Scorecard figures: median graduate earnings (weighted 70%), median federal-loan debt (20%, inverted so lower debt scores higher), and completer count (10%, log-scaled). Each input is percentile-ranked against the other Clinical & Counseling Psychology programs, so the score is robust to outliers and comparable across schools. Programs with no published earnings are excluded — never given a fabricated number. This is the same engine that powers our interactive Major Rankings. Minimum 5 scorable programs required to publish.

Frequently asked questions

Which college has the best Clinical & Counseling Psychology program?+

By our outcome score, California State University-Long Beach (California) ranks #1 for Clinical & Counseling Psychology, with median graduate earnings of $100,315.

How are these Clinical & Counseling Psychology programs ranked?+

Each program gets a 0–100 outcome score from three real College Scorecard figures: median graduate earnings (70%), median federal-loan debt (20%, lower is better), and completer count (10%). Programs are compared within the major so the score reflects the best schools for this field specifically.

Where does the earnings and debt data come from?+

The U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field-of-Study file, which publishes median earnings and median debt by institution and major (4-digit CIP). Figures are post-graduation medians; programs without published earnings are not scored and are omitted from this ranking.

Can I filter Clinical & Counseling Psychology programs by state or degree level?+

Yes. This page shows the national top programs; use the interactive Major Rankings tool to filter the same data by state, and by credential level (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral).

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Data sources: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Field of Study) · IPEDS Completions. Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. CertiHomes Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.