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

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #88 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of clinical, counseling & applied psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 822 bachelor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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. 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 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 bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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 - 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.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Clinical Psychology

1

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

537 Annual Graduates

$35,656 Median Starting Salary

$17,250 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat John Jay College of Criminal Justice if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make about $35,656 in their early career salary.

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2

Pace University - New York
New York, NY

39 Annual Graduates

$40,671 Median Starting Salary

$54,642 Median Student Debt

Pace University - New York is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology bachelor's degree recipients from Pace University - New York receive an earnings boost of about $4,565 above the average earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology majors.

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3

The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY

26 Annual Graduates

$32,008 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to look into The College of Saint Rose. Located in the medium-sized city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Soon after graduation, clinical psychology bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $32,008 at the beginning of their careers.

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4

Baruch College
New York, NY

22 Annual Graduates

$57,204 Median Starting Salary

Baruch College is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the clinical, counseling & applied psychology major at Baruch College make $21,098 above the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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5

Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY

63 Annual Graduates

$28,904 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the clinical psychology program report average early career income of $28,904.

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6

Morrisville State College
Morrisville, NY

21 Annual Graduates

$31,903 Median Starting Salary

Morrisville State College is a small public college located in the rural area of Morrisville.

Soon after graduation, clinical psychology bachelor's recipients generally make an average of $31,903 in the first five years of their career.

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7

SUNY Canton
Canton, NY

36 Annual Graduates

$36,254 Median Starting Salary

SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the remote town of Canton.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program earn around $36,254 in their early career salary.

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	274	198
Maryland	207	15
New Jersey	193	9
Delaware	130	3

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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
Forensic Psychology	563
Applied Psychology	208
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	51

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	9,726
Child Development & Psychology	1,335
Other Psychology	23

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.