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

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #88 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 263 bachelor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

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

The clinical psychology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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 bachelor'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 easy is it for clinical, counseling & applied psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical, counseling & applied psychology related body.

Our full 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Clinical Psychology

1

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

133 Annual Graduates

$42,384 Median Starting Salary

$64,847 Median Student Debt

Boston College is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the clinical, counseling & applied psychology degree program at Boston College get $2,855 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Boston College

2

Tufts University
Medford, MA

28 Annual Graduates

$35,806 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to take a look at Tufts University. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Soon after graduation, clinical psychology bachelor's recipients usually make around $35,806 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Tufts University

3

Salem State University
Salem, MA

14 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Salem State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Salem State is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Salem.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Salem State University

4

Emmanuel College Massachusetts
Boston, MA

34 Annual Graduates

$41,522 Median Starting Salary

$42,640 Median Student Debt

Emmanuel College Massachusetts is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of Boston, Emmanuel Boston is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Soon after graduating, clinical psychology bachelor's recipients usually make around $41,522 in their early careers.

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5

Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA

21 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Bay Path University

6

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

13 Annual Graduates

$38,404 Median Starting Salary

Lesley is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $38,404.

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire	157	21
Rhode Island	157	37
Maine	156	41
Vermont	155	14

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Psychology	133
Counseling Psychology	46
Clinical Psychology	28
Forensic Psychology	21
Health/Medical Psychology	19
Applied Behavior Analysis	14
Community Psychology	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	3,485
Child Development & Psychology	799

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.