2024 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Ranked #7 in popularity, clinical, counseling & applied psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of clinical, counseling & applied psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 999 master's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality clinical psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 colleges 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 the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Clinical Psychology

1

University of Denver
Denver, CO

112 Annual Graduates

$39,892 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Denver if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program report average early career wages of $39,892.

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2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

62 Annual Graduates

$53,559 Median Starting Salary

University of Utah is a good choice for students pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from University of Utah receive an earnings boost of about $12,660 above the typical income of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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3

University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

89 Annual Graduates

$42,825 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to take a look at University of Northern Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $42,825.

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4

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

14 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to look into University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

5

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

13 Annual Graduates

BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Brigham Young University - Provo

6

Adams State University
Alamosa, CO

231 Annual Graduates

$43,360 Median Starting Salary

Adams State is a small public university located in the remote town of Alamosa.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from Adams State University receive $2,461 more than the typical clinical psychology graduate.

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7

Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO

141 Annual Graduates

$40,699 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program report average early career wages of $40,699.

More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Colorado Christian University

8

Regis University
Denver, CO

83 Annual Graduates

$40,127 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make an average of $40,127 in their early career salary.

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9

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

15 Annual Graduates

Colorado State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

10

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

19 Annual Graduates

MSU Bozeman is a large public university located in the remote town of Bozeman.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Montana State University

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling & applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	879
Utah	164	85
Idaho	96	7
Montana	90	28

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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	767
Educational Psychology	86
School Psychology	60
Forensic Psychology	32
Clinical Psychology	21
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	15
Applied Psychology	10
Clinical Child Psychology	8

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	146
Other Psychology	56
Child Development & Psychology	5

Notes and References

• 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.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.