Best Schools for Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$33,544
Avg. Earnings
2,596
Graduates
#1
P

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA ·

$66,171
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: N/A
#2
B

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 65.6%
#3
B

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private

$42,433
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,046
Graduates: 78
Acceptance: 15.7%
#4
E

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Prescott, AZ · Private

$41,937
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,234
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 75.2%
#5
E

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, FL · Private

$41,937
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,234
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 66.3%
#6
A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ · Public

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 90.2%
#7
E

Emmanuel College

Boston, MA · Private

$40,945
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,393
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 80.6%
#8
C

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,197
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 50.5%
#9
A

Albright College

Reading, PA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,365
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 86.2%
#10
F

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL · Private

$37,208
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,787
Graduates: 57
Acceptance: 62.5%
#11
T

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$37,208
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,935
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 86.1%
#12
F

Florida Institute of Technology-Online

Melbourne, FL · Private

$37,208
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,787
Graduates: 57
Acceptance: 44.4%
#13
S

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN · Public

$36,776
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,978
Graduates: 95
Acceptance: 95.0%
#14
T

The College of Saint Rose

Albany, NY · Private

$36,141
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 73.4%
#15
F

Franklin University

Columbus, OH ·

$36,077
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,110
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: N/A
#16
M

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN · Public

$35,060
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,088
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 68.0%
#17
M

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City, OK ·

$34,847
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: N/A
#18
C

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, NY · Public

$34,420
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,805
Graduates: 533
Acceptance: 57.2%
#19
B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$33,726
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,373
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 10.8%
#20
U

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

$33,726
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,123
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 42.5%
#21
U

University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Bothell, WA · Public

$33,726
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,123
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 91.8%
#22
P

Pace University

New York, NY · Private

$33,281
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,917
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 77.1%
#23
U

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,220
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 4.8%
#24
L

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA · Private

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,720
Graduates: 42
Acceptance: 94.4%
#25
U

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL · Public

$32,711
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,764
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 39.5%
#26
S

SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Canton, NY · Public

$32,569
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,426
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 96.3%
#27
W

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE ·

$32,284
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,829
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: N/A
#28
O

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR · Public

$31,314
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,033
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 91.7%
#29
U

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA · Public

$31,314
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,952
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 49.7%
#30
W

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI · Public

$31,236
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,516
Graduates: 51
Acceptance: 84.7%
#31
A

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA · Private

$31,133
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,332
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 79.5%
#32
H

Husson University

Bangor, ME · Private

$31,127
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,109
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 86.4%
#33
U

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

$30,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,313
Graduates: 88
Acceptance: 24.5%
#34
C

Clayton State University

Morrow, GA · Public

$30,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,426
Graduates: 133
Acceptance: 70.6%
#35
F

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY · Public

$30,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,582
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 69.1%
#36
C

Champlain College

Burlington, VT · Private

$30,409
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,340
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 66.7%
#37
M

Montana State University Billings

Billings, MT ·

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,495
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: N/A
#38
U

University of North Texas

Denton, TX · Public

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,739
Graduates: 56
Acceptance: 72.5%
#39
W

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN ·

$29,461
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,422
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: N/A
#40
S

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL · Private

$29,064
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,230
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 85.8%
#41
G

Gardner-Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC · Private

$28,779
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,865
Graduates: 69
Acceptance: 87.0%
#42
J

Johnson & Wales University-Providence

Providence, RI · Private

$28,417
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,732
Graduates: 61
Acceptance: 83.7%
#43
P

Point University

West Point, GA · Private

$28,055
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,105
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 67.5%
#44
U

University of Michigan-Flint

Flint, MI · Public

$27,947
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,045
Graduates: 45
Acceptance: 68.8%
#45
T

Toccoa Falls College

Toccoa Falls, GA · Private

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $18,990
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 63.8%
#46
U

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Belton, TX · Private

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,296
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 95.1%
#47
C

California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

$24,837
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,820
Graduates: 292
Acceptance: 91.9%
#48
K

Keystone College

La Plume, PA · Private

$24,532
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,297
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 79.6%
#49
G

Grace College and Theological Seminary

Winona Lake, IN · Private

$24,035
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,180
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 80.8%
#50
C

Chowan University

Murfreesboro, NC · Private

$21,850
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 72.4%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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