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

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 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 master's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in Clinical Psychology

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

20 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Mississippi State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Mississippi State University

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

12 Annual Graduates

University of Southern Mississippi is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Southern Mississippi

3

William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS

39 Annual Graduates

William Carey University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from William Carey University

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	1,276
Georgia	190	231
Virginia	182	1,115
North Carolina	178	64
Tennessee	166	210
Alabama	151	217
Kentucky	147	685
Louisiana	147	52
South Carolina	146	100
Arkansas	121	0
West Virginia	112	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
Counseling Psychology	45
Educational Psychology	20
School Psychology	6

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	21
Child Development & Psychology	3

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.