by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 115 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for clinical psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,404 doctor's degrees in clinical psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The clinical psychology doctor'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:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for clinical psychology students working on their doctor's degree.
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 Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the small city of Newton, William James College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from William James College
Located in the rural area of Palo Alto, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Palo Alto University
Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Fielding Graduate University
Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Texas A&M University - College Station
Adler is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Adler University
DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from University of Denver
Alliant is a small private for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Alliant International University
Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Forest Grove.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Pacific University
Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Loyola University Chicago
Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, The Wright Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from The Wright Institute
Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from George Washington University
Located in the large city of Anaheim, The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine
Fuller is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary
Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from University of Virginia - Main Campus
Here are some additional great schools for Clinical Psychology students that almost earned our Best Clinical Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 18 | Fordham University | Bronx, NY |
| 19 | Yeshiva University | New York, NY |
| 20 | Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY |
| 21 | Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 22 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX |
| 23 | Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA |
| 24 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
| 25 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
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Clinical Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counseling Psychology | 481 |
| School Psychology | 340 |
| Educational Psychology | 322 |
| Industrial & Organizational Psychology | 221 |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 148 |
| Other Psychology & Counseling | 62 |
| Applied Psychology | 49 |
| Forensic Psychology | 37 |
| Health/Medical Psychology | 35 |
| Community Psychology | 24 |
