2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #88 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 70 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 4,514 bachelor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

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

Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality clinical psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 - The number of clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who choose to seek a bachelor'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.
• Student Debt - How much debt clinical, counseling & applied psychology students go into to obtain their bachelor'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 schools for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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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 Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

14 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Clinical Psychology

1

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

133 Annual Graduates

$42,384 Median Starting Salary

$64,847 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to check out Boston College. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their bachelor's degree from Boston College earn $8,805 more than the typical clinical psychology grad.

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2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

218 Annual Graduates

$26,953 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the clinical psychology program report average early career earnings of $26,953.

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3

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

26 Annual Graduates

$39,808 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to look into University of Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology bachelor's degree recipients from University of Chicago earn a boost of around $6,229 above the typical income of clinical, counseling & applied psychology majors.

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4

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

23 Annual Graduates

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

5

Tufts University
Medford, MA

28 Annual Graduates

$35,806 Median Starting Salary

Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their bachelor's degree from Tufts University earn $2,227 more than the typical clinical psychology graduate.

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6

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Loyola University Chicago

7

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

60 Annual Graduates

Ball State is a very large public university located in the city of Muncie.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Ball State University

8

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

537 Annual Graduates

$35,656 Median Starting Salary

$17,250 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their bachelor's degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice make $2,077 more than the typical clinical psychology grad.

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9

Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA

15 Annual Graduates

SMC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Moraga.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Saint Mary’s College of California

10

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

61 Annual Graduates

Central Michigan is a large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Central Michigan University

11

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

122 Annual Graduates

UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Illinois at Chicago

12

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

49 Annual Graduates

$28,007 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the clinical psychology program report average early career earnings of $28,007.

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13

Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

12 Annual Graduates

St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Saint Joseph’s University

14

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

32 Annual Graduates

$32,553 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduating, clinical psychology bachelor's recipients typically earn around $32,553 in their early careers.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology students that almost earned our Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank	College	Location
15	Florida Institute of Technology	Melbourne, FL
16	Eastern Washington University	Cheney, WA
17	Saint Cloud State University	Saint Cloud, MN
18	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach	Daytona Beach, FL
19	Salem State University	Salem, MA
20	Arizona State University - Tempe	Tempe, AZ
21	Pace University - New York	New York, NY
22	University of Phoenix - Arizona	Phoenix, AZ
23	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott	Prescott, AZ

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology by Region

View the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

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

Clinical Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Psychology	1,352
Forensic Psychology	926
Applied Behavior Analysis	535
Counseling Psychology	393
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	375
Clinical Psychology	289
Community Psychology	281
Health/Medical Psychology	219
Educational Psychology	84
Other Psychology & Counseling	35

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	117,436
Child Development & Psychology	18,392
Other Psychology	382

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.