If you pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #7 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Vermont ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 48 master's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on clinical, counseling & applied psychology students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other clinical, counseling & applied psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt clinical, counseling & applied psychology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical, counseling & applied psychology related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools
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, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Vermont list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in Vermont
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology.
Top Vermont Schools for a Master's in Clinical Psychology
It's difficult to beat Goddard College if you want to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Goddard College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Plainfield.
After graduating, clinical psychology master's recipients usually earn about $39,381 in the first five years of their career.
It's difficult to beat Northern Vermont University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Northern Vermont University is a small public university located in the rural area of Johnson.
Master's students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make an average of $39,585 in their early career salary.
Our Master of Science in Psychology program is designed to extend your knowledge and discipline in psychology, preparing you for a wide variety of professions and contexts.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.