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2024 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in New Jersey

14 Colleges in New Jersey
596 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$53,398 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 14 schools in New Jersey 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 596 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 New Jersey The clinical psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology rankings. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 New Jersey

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 New Jersey Schools in Clinical Psychology

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
37.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Rider University if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville. A Best Colleges rank of #482 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rider is a great university overall.

There were about 100 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year. Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their degree from Rider University receive $5,209 more than the standard clinical psychology graduate.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ
41 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were about 41 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
6.9% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to check out Rowan University. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.

There were roughly 58 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the clinical, counseling & applied psychology degree program at Rowan University earn $2,188 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$46,208 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Georgian Court University if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lakewood. This university ranks 28th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 44 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Georgian Court in the most recent data year. After graduating, clinical psychology degree recipients generally make an average of $46,208 at the beginning of their careers.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
8.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #844 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FDU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 56 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent data year. Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus receive $7,965 more than the average clinical psychology grad.

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Pillar College
Newark, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NJ

Located in the large city of Newark, Pillar is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 29 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Pillar in the most recent data year.

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Kean University
Union, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
78 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$52,857 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 78 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $52,857.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NJ
15.0% Growth in Graduates

William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Wayne. A Best Colleges rank of #739 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means William Paterson University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NJ

NJCU is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Jersey City. This university ranks 31st out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 27 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at NJCU in the most recent data year.

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Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$44,724 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Caldwell, Caldwell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 44 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Caldwell in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the clinical psychology program report average early career income of $44,724.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 1,401
New York 333 2,097
Maryland 279 174
District of Columbia 188 305
Delaware 175 16

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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
School Psychology 140
Counseling Psychology 109
Other Psychology & Counseling 70
Applied Psychology 62
Educational Psychology 58
Forensic Psychology 46
Clinical Psychology 42
Applied Behavior Analysis 37
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 32

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 3,346
Child Development & Psychology 546
Other Psychology 18

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