by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the New England Region 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 140 doctor's degrees in clinical psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of clinical psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality clinical psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete 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.
The clinical psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Clinical Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.
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.
William James College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. William James College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Newton.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from William James College
University of Hartford is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of West Hartford.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from University of Hartford
University of Rhode Island is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from University of Rhode Island
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in clinical psychology has to check out Suffolk University. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Suffolk University
UMass Boston is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from University of Massachusetts - Boston
Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Keene.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Antioch University - New England
Explore the best clinical psychology schools for a specific state in the New England Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 284 | 81 |
| Connecticut | 138 | 22 |
| Rhode Island | 119 | 18 |
| New Hampshire | 56 | 19 |
One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Clinical Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counseling Psychology | 26 |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 20 |
| Industrial & Organizational Psychology | 14 |
| School Psychology | 11 |
| Educational Psychology | 11 |
| Other Psychology & Counseling | 11 |
| Applied Psychology | 8 |
