2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 410 master's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality clinical psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on clinical, counseling & applied psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other clinical, counseling & applied psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt clinical, counseling & applied psychology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical, counseling & applied psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology.

10 Top New Jersey Schools for a Master's in Clinical Psychology

1

Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

24 Annual Graduates

$55,303 Median Starting Salary

Rider University is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Master's recipients from the clinical, counseling & applied psychology degree program at Rider University get $2,907 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

54 Annual Graduates

$53,209 Median Starting Salary

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $53,209.

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3

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

22 Annual Graduates

$65,803 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Rowan University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from Rowan University receive an earnings boost of approximately $13,407 above the average earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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4

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ

29 Annual Graduates

$50,364 Median Starting Salary

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program earn about $50,364 for their early career.

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5

Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ

23 Annual Graduates

$48,973 Median Starting Salary

Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lakewood.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program earn about $48,973 in their early career salary.

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6

William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ

29 Annual Graduates

William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Wayne.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from William Paterson University of New Jersey

7

Kean University
Union, NJ

56 Annual Graduates

$54,319 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program earn about $54,319 for their early career.

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8

Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ

36 Annual Graduates

$58,258 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Caldwell, Caldwell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from Caldwell University receive an earnings boost of about $5,862 over the average earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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9

New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ

11 Annual Graduates

$58,765 Median Starting Salary

NJCU is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Jersey City.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from New Jersey City University get an earnings boost of about $6,369 over the typical income of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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10

Felician University
Lodi, NJ

10 Annual Graduates

$48,122 Median Starting Salary

Felician is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Lodi.

Soon after graduating, clinical psychology master's recipients generally make about $48,122 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	912
Pennsylvania	248	988
Maryland	193	132
District of Columbia	154	173
Delaware	109	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	88
Educational Psychology	63
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	59
Forensic Psychology	50
Applied Psychology	48
School Psychology	42
Clinical Psychology	29
Other Psychology & Counseling	17
Applied Behavior Analysis	14

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	133
Child Development & Psychology	116

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.