by our College Data Analytics Team
[Clinical Counseling Applied Psychology](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a clinical counseling applied psychology degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the early-career earnings of their clinical counseling applied psychology graduates.
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Below are the schools whose clinical counseling applied psychology graduates go on to earn the most.
For graduate earnings in clinical counseling applied psychology, no school beat University Of Virginia Main Campus this year. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University Of Virginia Main Campus is a public institution. Students who complete the clinical counseling applied psychology program here go on to a median salary of roughly $69,758.
A rank of #2 makes Marymount University one of the highest-paying schools for clinical counseling applied psychology. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, clinical counseling applied psychology degree recipients from Marymount University typically earn about $71,694 annually.
A rank of #3 makes Regent University one of the highest-paying schools for clinical counseling applied psychology. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent 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 $85,824.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying clinical counseling applied psychology schools. Located in the city of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution. Students who complete the clinical counseling applied psychology program here go on to a median salary of roughly $68,489.
Students chasing top earnings in clinical counseling applied psychology will find them at Liberty University, which ranked #5. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. Early-career clinical counseling applied psychology graduates from Liberty University make a median of around $51,113 per year.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries clinical counseling applied psychology graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 5 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.