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Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Programs at George Washington University

Here is an overview of the graduate program in clinical & counseling psychology at GWU. You can earn it at the Master’s, Doctoral levels. At its best it places at #1 out of 3 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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

GWU Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Rankings

College Factual ranks GWU as a strong choice for clinical & counseling psychology, coming in at #18 out of 508 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools	18 of 508
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in District of Columbia	1 of 3
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4 of 99

Graduate Clinical & Counseling Psychology Degrees at GWU

The following degree levels are offered in clinical & counseling psychology at GWU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	76
Doctoral	4

GWU Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, George Washington University conferred 76 master’s degrees in clinical & counseling psychology.

Master’s Rankings

GWU is among the very best schools in the country for clinical & counseling psychology at the master’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 3 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	12

GWU Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$72,520	$72,520

Learn more about GWU tuition and fees.

Master’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 11% of clinical & counseling psychology master’s degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of clinical & counseling psychology master’s degree graduates at GWU were White. About 62% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	47
Non-Resident Aliens	9
Other Races	3

Forensic Psychology (Master’s)

GWU conferred 57 master’s degrees in forensic psychology in the latest year of data — 93% to women and 7% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (70%).

• Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia — #1
• Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #1
• Best Forensic Psychology Master’s Degree Schools — #1

Clinical Psychology (Master’s)

GWU conferred 19 master’s degrees in clinical psychology recently — 79% to women and 21% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (37%).

• Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia — #1
• Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #1
• Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools — #4

GWU Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctoral Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, George Washington University awarded 4 doctoral degrees in clinical & counseling psychology.

Doctoral Rankings

GWU is among the very best schools in the country for clinical & counseling psychology at the doctoral level. Its best result was #1 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	2
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	4

Doctoral Student Diversity

Every one of the 4 students who graduated with a doctoral degree in clinical & counseling psychology from GWU identified as women.

The majority of clinical & counseling psychology doctoral degree graduates at GWU were White. Approximately 50% of graduates fell into this category.

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

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

Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Doctoral)

GWU conferred 4 doctoral degrees in industrial and organizational psychology recently — 100% to women and 0% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (50%).

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 Michiel1972 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.