2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of clinical, counseling & applied psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42 doctor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor'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 - How many other clinical, counseling & applied psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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 much debt clinical, counseling & applied psychology students go into to obtain their doctor'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 doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in Washington

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

Top Washington Schools for a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

1

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

11 Annual Graduates

$91,584 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to check out Seattle Pacific University. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Doctorate students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program earn around $91,584 for their early career.

More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Seattle Pacific University

2

Northwest University
Kirkland, WA

18 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Northwest University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Northwest University is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Kirkland.More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Northwest University

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

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.