by our College Data Analytics Team
[Clinical Counseling Applied Psychology](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a clinical counseling applied psychology degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying clinical counseling applied psychology schools.
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Below are the schools whose clinical counseling applied psychology graduates go on to earn the most.
University Of Rhode Island tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying clinical counseling applied psychology schools in Rhode Island. University Of Rhode Island is a public school located in the suburb of Kingston. Clinical Counseling Applied Psychology graduates of University Of Rhode Island earn a median of about $102,139 a year early in their careers.
Rhode Island College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying clinical counseling applied psychology schools. Located in the suburb of Providence, Rhode Island College is a public institution. After graduating, clinical counseling applied psychology degree recipients from Rhode Island College typically earn about $67,274 annually.
Salve Regina University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in clinical counseling applied psychology, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina University is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the clinical counseling applied psychology program here go on to a median salary of roughly $62,907.
Roger Williams University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in clinical counseling applied psychology, landing the #4 spot this year. Roger Williams University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol. Clinical Counseling Applied Psychology graduates of Roger Williams University earn a median of about $63,527 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their clinical counseling applied psychology graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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