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

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 reviewed 8 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 346 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 schools 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 Connecticut list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Clinical Psychology

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

14 Annual Graduates

$55,022 Median Starting Salary

University of Connecticut is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, clinical psychology master's recipients typically make around $55,022 at the beginning of their careers.

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

2

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to look into Fairfield University. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Fairfield University

3

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

122 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to check out University of Hartford. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of West Hartford.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Hartford

4

University of New Haven
West Haven, CT

48 Annual Graduates

$62,342 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of New Haven if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from University of New Haven make $5,913 more than the typical clinical psychology student.

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

5

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

11 Annual Graduates

Sacred Heart is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Sacred Heart University

6

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT

75 Annual Graduates

$59,556 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public university with a small student population.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from Western Connecticut State University receive $3,127 more than the typical clinical psychology graduate.

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

7

University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT

46 Annual Graduates

$56,452 Median Starting Salary

USJ is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of West Hartford.

After graduating, clinical psychology master's recipients generally make an average of $56,452 in the first five years of their career.

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

8

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

13 Annual Graduates

SCSU is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Southern Connecticut State University

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	883
Rhode Island	127	81
New Hampshire	108	22
Vermont	91	48
Maine	90	45

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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
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	140
Applied Behavior Analysis	83
School Psychology	42
Counseling Psychology	25
Clinical Psychology	22
Community Psychology	15
Other Psychology & Counseling	14
Educational Psychology	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Child Development & Psychology	62
General Psychology	38

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.