2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

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 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 128 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

The clinical psychology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to clinical, counseling & applied psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for clinical, counseling & applied psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in Clinical Psychology

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

18 Annual Graduates

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

13 Annual Graduates

Clemson University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the midsize suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Clemson University

3

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

10 Annual Graduates

$58,036 Median Starting Salary

Winthrop University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Winthrop is a small public university located in the small city of Rock Hill.

After graduating, clinical psychology master's recipients usually make about $58,036 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Winthrop University

4

Columbia International University
Columbia, SC

29 Annual Graduates

Columbia International University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. CIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Columbia International University

5

Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Charleston Southern University

6

Francis Marion University
Florence, SC

20 Annual Graduates

Francis Marion University is a small public university located in the rural area of Florence.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Francis Marion University

7

University of South Carolina - Aiken
Aiken, SC

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Aiken, UofSC Aiken is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of South Carolina - Aiken

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	1,276
Georgia	190	231
Virginia	182	1,115
North Carolina	178	64
Tennessee	166	210
Alabama	151	217
Kentucky	147	685
Louisiana	147	52
Mississippi	145	21
Arkansas	121	0
West Virginia	112	5

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	53
Community Psychology	27
Applied Psychology	20
School Psychology	13
Clinical Psychology	8
Applied Behavior Analysis	7

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	29

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.