2024 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #88 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 bachelor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to clinical, counseling & applied psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other clinical, counseling & applied psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for clinical, counseling & applied psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in Mississippi

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Clinical Psychology

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

50 Annual Graduates

$25,664 Median Starting Salary

$26,000 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Mississippi State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

After graduation, clinical psychology bachelor's recipients usually make an average of $25,664 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Mississippi State University

2

Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

36 Annual Graduates

$29,564 Median Starting Salary

$41,825 Median Student Debt

Belhaven University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Jackson.

Soon after graduating, clinical psychology bachelor's recipients usually earn about $29,564 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Belhaven University

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	137
Georgia	224	141
Tennessee	220	60
North Carolina	213	47
Virginia	213	20
South Carolina	195	32
Kentucky	187	6
Alabama	184	28
Arkansas	167	2
West Virginia	147	1

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

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

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Psychology	50
Applied Psychology	36

Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	826

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.