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

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 reviewed 19 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of clinical, counseling & applied psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 979 master's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different 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 schools for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The clinical 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, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New York.

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

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

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

1

Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY

35 Annual Graduates

$63,180 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Hofstra University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hempstead.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from Hofstra University earn $3,783 more than the typical clinical psychology student.

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2

LIU Post
Brookville, NY

67 Annual Graduates

$68,497 Median Starting Salary

LIU Post is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from LIU Post earn a boost of around $9,100 above the average earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from LIU Post

3

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University at Buffalo if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University at Buffalo

4

Queens College
Queens, NY

50 Annual Graduates

$68,068 Median Starting Salary

Queens College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. QC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Queens.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from Queens College earn $8,671 more than the typical clinical psychology student.

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5

Adelphi University
Garden City, NY

22 Annual Graduates

Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Garden City.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Adelphi University

6

Hunter College
New York, NY

13 Annual Graduates

Hunter is a very large public college located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Hunter College

7

St John's University - New York
Queens, NY

25 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from St John’s University - New York

8

Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY

17 Annual Graduates

$66,100 Median Starting Salary

Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from Marist College earn $6,703 more than the typical clinical psychology grad.

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9

Baruch College
New York, NY

60 Annual Graduates

$73,106 Median Starting Salary

Baruch is a large public college located in the city of New York.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from Baruch College receive an earnings boost of around $13,709 above the average earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology majors.

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10

Touro College
New York, NY

31 Annual Graduates

$57,806 Median Starting Salary

Touro is a large private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York.

After graduating, clinical psychology master's recipients generally earn an average of $57,806 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Touro College

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
Pennsylvania	248	988
Maryland	193	132
New Jersey	188	385
District of Columbia	154	173
Delaware	109	13

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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
School Psychology	282
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	221
Applied Behavior Analysis	140
Forensic Psychology	131
Counseling Psychology	103
Educational Psychology	64
Applied Psychology	30
Clinical Psychology	8

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Child Development & Psychology	856
General Psychology	477
Other Psychology	148

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.