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

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 19 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,020 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 Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

55 Annual Graduates

$59,352 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Northeastern University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program report average early career earnings of $59,352.

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2

Boston University
Boston, MA

50 Annual Graduates

$51,951 Median Starting Salary

Boston University is a great option for individuals interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $51,951.

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3

Simmons University
Boston, MA

126 Annual Graduates

$68,173 Median Starting Salary

Simmons University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from Simmons University receive an earnings boost of about $9,531 above the typical earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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4

Tufts University
Medford, MA

31 Annual Graduates

$61,554 Median Starting Salary

Tufts University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from Tufts University earn $2,912 more than the standard clinical psychology grad.

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5

Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA

117 Annual Graduates

$65,008 Median Starting Salary

Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Longmeadow.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from Bay Path University receive $6,366 more than the average clinical psychology graduate.

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6

University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA

19 Annual Graduates

UMass Boston is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Massachusetts - Boston

7

Endicott College
Beverly, MA

70 Annual Graduates

Endicott is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Beverly.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Endicott College

8

Salem State University
Salem, MA

48 Annual Graduates

$56,644 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Soon after graduating, clinical psychology master's recipients typically earn an average of $56,644 in the first five years of their career.

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9

American International College
Springfield, MA

33 Annual Graduates

$51,772 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make about $51,772 for their early career.

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10

Western New England University
Springfield, MA

20 Annual Graduates

$66,796 Median Starting Salary

Western New England is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Master's recipients from the clinical, counseling & applied psychology major at Western New England University get $8,154 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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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
Connecticut	153	251
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
Applied Behavior Analysis	418
Counseling Psychology	254
Clinical Psychology	150
School Psychology	72
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	43
Educational Psychology	31
Applied Psychology	20
Other Psychology & Counseling	18
Forensic Psychology	14

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	190
Child Development & Psychology	131
Other Psychology	9

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.