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

Ranked #7 in popularity, clinical, counseling & applied psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 715 master'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 Master's Degree

Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology for getting your master'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 for a Master's Degree 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 master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master'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 - How many other clinical, counseling & applied psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 master'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 full 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.

More Ways to Rank Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

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 Kentucky.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Master's in Clinical Psychology

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

40 Annual Graduates

$49,893 Median Starting Salary

University of Kentucky is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from University of Kentucky earn $4,788 more than the typical clinical psychology grad.

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

2

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

11 Annual Graduates

University of Louisville is a good option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Louisville

3

University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY

239 Annual Graduates

$44,898 Median Starting Salary

University of the Cumberlands is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

Master's students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make about $44,898 in their early career salary.

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

4

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

37 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to take a look at Eastern Kentucky University. Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the town of Richmond.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Eastern Kentucky University

5

Spalding University
Louisville, KY

37 Annual Graduates

Spalding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Spalding University

6

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

28 Annual Graduates

$43,802 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program report average early career earnings of $43,802.

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7

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

12 Annual Graduates

$57,094 Median Starting Salary

NKU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from Northern Kentucky University make $11,989 more than the standard clinical psychology student.

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

8

Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY

55 Annual Graduates

$37,657 Median Starting Salary

Located in the distant town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make around $37,657 in their early career salary.

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

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
Louisiana	147	52
South Carolina	146	100
Mississippi	145	21
Arkansas	121	0
West Virginia	112	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	560
Clinical Psychology	76
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	39
Educational Psychology	14
School Psychology	13
Applied Behavior Analysis	7
Performance and Sport Psychology	6

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	68
Child Development & Psychology	19

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.