2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Ranked #8 in popularity, clinical, counseling & applied psychology is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 144 doctor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The clinical psychology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor'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 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

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 doctor'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 easy is it for clinical, counseling & applied psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor'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 colleges for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

1

University of Denver
Denver, CO

60 Annual Graduates

$75,110 Median Starting Salary

University of Denver is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology doctor's degree recipients from University of Denver get an earnings boost of approximately $10,177 above the typical earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology majors.

More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Denver

2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

19 Annual Graduates

University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Utah

3

University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

25 Annual Graduates

$63,494 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Northern Colorado if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $63,494.

More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Northern Colorado

4

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

16 Annual Graduates

$56,195 Median Starting Salary

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, clinical psychology doctorate recipients typically earn around $56,195 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

5

Adams State University
Alamosa, CO

10 Annual Graduates

Adams State is a small public university located in the town of Alamosa.More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Adams State University

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling & applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	123	96
Utah	104	13
Idaho	47	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
Clinical Psychology	56
Counseling Psychology	35
Educational Psychology	24
School Psychology	19
Clinical Child Psychology	5
Health/Medical Psychology	5

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	75
Child Development & Psychology	10

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.