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

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 23 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,043 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

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. 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 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 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

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 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.

More Ways to Rank Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Clinical Psychology

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

70 Annual Graduates

$52,641 Median Starting Salary

University of Pennsylvania is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from University of Pennsylvania make $5,363 more than the standard clinical psychology graduate.

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2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

76 Annual Graduates

$55,074 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to check out Temple University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from Temple University earn $7,796 more than the standard clinical psychology student.

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3

La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA

47 Annual Graduates

$49,849 Median Starting Salary

La Salle University is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Master's recipients from the clinical, counseling & applied psychology degree program at La Salle University make $2,571 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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4

Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

15 Annual Graduates

Saint Joseph's University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Saint Joseph’s University

5

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

37 Annual Graduates

$43,495 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make about $43,495 in the first couple years of working.

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6

Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA

64 Annual Graduates

$49,828 Median Starting Salary

CHC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Philadelphia.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from Chestnut Hill College earn $2,550 more than the standard clinical psychology grad.

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7

Widener University
Chester, PA

29 Annual Graduates

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

8

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

42 Annual Graduates

$51,315 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from Drexel University earn a boost of about $4,037 over the average income of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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9

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, PA

17 Annual Graduates

$59,213 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of approximately $11,935 over the average earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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10

Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA

40 Annual Graduates

$46,425 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

After graduating, clinical psychology master's recipients typically earn an average of $46,425 at the beginning of their careers.

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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
New York	261	912
Maryland	193	132
New Jersey	188	385
District of Columbia	154	173
Delaware	109	13

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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	539
Clinical Psychology	146
School Psychology	136
Applied Behavior Analysis	107
Applied Psychology	53
Educational Psychology	35
Community Psychology	16
Other Psychology & Counseling	8
Health/Medical Psychology	2
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	240
Child Development & Psychology	179
Other Psychology	31

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.