2025 Best Clinical Child Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Clinical Child Psychology isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #358 in popularity out of 862 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of clinical child psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 25 doctor's degrees in clinical child psychology to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to clinical child psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of clinical child psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical child psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for clinical child psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Clinical Child Psychology Schools

The clinical child psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Clinical Child Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Clinical Child Psychology in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in clinical child psychology.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Clinical Child Psychology

1

St John's University - New York
Queens, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in clinical child psychology needs to take a look at St John's University - New York. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Queens.More information about a doctorate in clinical child psychology from St John’s University - New York

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

University of Kansas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in clinical child psychology. KU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Lawrence.More information about a doctorate in clinical child psychology from University of Kansas

Clinical Child Psychology by Region

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Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Child Psychology

Clinical Child Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Child Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	2,470
Counseling Psychology	667
School Psychology	345
Educational Psychology	330
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	214
Applied Behavior Analysis	174
Other Psychology & Counseling	61
Applied Psychology	47
Forensic Psychology	46
Community Psychology	44

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.