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2024 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Wisconsin

12 Colleges in Wisconsin
454 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$48,916 Avg Early-Career Salary
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #33 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 454 degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Wisconsin Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for clinical, counseling & applied psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Clinical Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Clinical Psychology

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 Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in Wisconsin

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the clinical psychology degree levels they offer.

10 Top Wisconsin Schools in Clinical Psychology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
74 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
21.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 74 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. After graduating, clinical psychology degree recipients typically earn around $45,988 in the first five years of their career.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were about 10 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available. Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their degree from Marquette University earn $16,336 more than the typical clinical psychology student.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$55,580 Median Starting Salary

University of Wisconsin - Stout is a good choice for students interested in a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 41 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent data year. Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Stout receive an earnings boost of around $6,664 over the typical earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology majors.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$44,030 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to look into University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. UWM is a very large public university located in the large city of Milwaukee. This university ranks 19th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 80 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program earn around $44,030 in their early career salary.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$55,325 Median Starting Salary

UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public university located in the small city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #267 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.

There were about 24 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available. Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse earn a boost of about $6,409 over the average earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In WI
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #359 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Whitewater is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent data year.

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Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, WI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$43,805 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #287 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mount Mary is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Mount Mary in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program earn about $43,805 in their early career salary.

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Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
19.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 22nd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 56 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Alverno in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make around $46,758 in their early career salary.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$53,368 Median Starting Salary

UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of River Falls. This university ranks 12th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 24 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the clinical, counseling & applied psychology major at University of Wisconsin - River Falls make $4,452 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In WI
42.3% Growth in Graduates

UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #323 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Eau Claire is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 595
Ohio 314 709
Illinois 304 1,876
Indiana 294 822

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
School Psychology 170
Educational Psychology 126
Counseling Psychology 69
Clinical Psychology 51
Community Psychology 25
Applied Psychology 12
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 2,258
Other Psychology 20
Child Development & Psychology 11

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