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Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Programs at Boston University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in clinical & counseling psychology at BU. You can earn it at the Master’s, Doctoral levels. It ranks as high as #3 out of 22 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Master’s Degrees
• Doctoral Degrees

BU Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Rankings

College Factual ranks BU as a strong choice for clinical & counseling psychology, coming in at #22 out of 508 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools	22 of 508
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Massachusetts	5 of 27
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the New England Region	5 of 46

Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Degrees at BU

The table below lists every degree level available for clinical & counseling psychology at BU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	53
Doctoral	5

BU Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Boston University handed out 53 master’s degrees in clinical & counseling psychology.

Master’s Rankings

BU is in the top 10% of the country for clinical & counseling psychology at the master’s level. Its best result was #3 out of 22 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts	3
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	3
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	16

BU Graduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time graduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$66,670	$66,670
Fees	$956	$956

Learn more about BU tuition and fees.

Master’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 21% of clinical & counseling psychology master’s degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

The majority of clinical & counseling psychology master’s degree graduates at BU are White. Roughly 30% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master’s in clinical & counseling psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
Non-Resident Aliens	13
Other Races	2

Clinical Psychology (Master’s)

BU awarded 42 master’s completions in clinical psychology in the latest year of data — 81% to women and 19% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (31%).

• Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #2
• Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #2
• Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools — #5

Applied Psychology (Master’s)

BU granted 11 master’s completions in applied psychology recently — 73% to women and 27% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Non-Resident Alien (45%).

• Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts — #1
• Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #1
• Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools — #2

BU Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctoral Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Boston University awarded 5 doctoral degrees in clinical & counseling psychology.

Doctoral Rankings

BU is not currently ranked for clinical & counseling psychology at the doctoral level.

Doctoral Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of clinical & counseling psychology doctoral degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The majority of clinical & counseling psychology doctoral degree graduates at BU were White. Approximately 40% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a doctoral in clinical & counseling psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

Applied Psychology (Doctoral)

BU granted 5 doctoral degrees in applied psychology in the most recent reporting year — 80% to women and 20% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (40%).

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License More about our data sources and methodologies.