Clinical Psychology

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of clinical psychology, involving the analysis, diagnosis, and clinical treatment of psychological disorders and behavioral pathologies. Includes instruction in clinical assessment and diagnosis, personality appraisal, psychopathology, clinical psychopharmacology, behavior modification, therapeutic intervention skills, patient interviewing, personalized and group therapy, child and adolescent therapy, cognitive and behavioral therapy, supervised clinical practice, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 201 institutions across the United States, with a total of 17470 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

289

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

2,956

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

2,443

degrees awarded

Other Awards

11,707

awards given

Top Schools for Clinical Psychology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	1,746
2	Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City, CA	729
3	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	528
4	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	522
5	Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CA	522
6	Palo Alto University Palo Alto, CA	516
7	William James College Newton, MA	471
8	Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara, CA	375
9	The Wright Institute Berkeley, CA	357
10	Pacific University Forest Grove, OR	351
11	Albizu University-San Juan San Juan, PR	315
12	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	309
13	Michigan School of Psychology Farmington Hills, MI	276
14	Antioch University-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	243
15	Adler University Chicago, IL	243
16	Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL	204
17	Spalding University Louisville, KY	189
18	University of Denver Denver, CO	180
19	Widener University Chester, PA	174
20	The Chicago School at Chicago Chicago, IL	171
21	Biola University La Mirada, CA	168
22	The Chicago School at Washington DC Washington, DC	159
23	Midwestern University-Glendale Glendale, AZ	156
24	George Fox University Newberg, OR	156
25	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	153
26	The Chicago School at Anaheim Anaheim, CA	150
27	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	150
28	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	144
29	National Louis University Chicago, IL	141
30	George Washington University Washington, DC	135
31	Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA	135
32	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, TX	132
33	Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	132
34	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	129
35	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	129
36	Roosevelt University Chicago, IL	117
37	Ponce Health Sciences University-East Ponce, PR	117
38	Yeshiva University New York, NY	117
39	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	114
40	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	114
41	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	111
42	Boston University Boston, MA	111
43	Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria, CA	108
44	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	108
45	Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX	108
46	Brenau University Gainesville, GA	105
47	Antioch University-New England Keene, NH	105
48	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	102
49	Mercer University Macon, GA	102
50	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	99
51	The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	96
52	Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA	93
53	Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA	90
54	Long Island University Brookville, NY	90
55	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	90
56	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	87
57	Tufts University Medford, MA	84
58	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	84
59	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	84
60	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR	81
61	Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA	75
62	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR	75
63	Albizu University-Miami Miami, FL	75
64	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	72
65	Marywood University Scranton, PA	69
66	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	66
67	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	66
68	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	66
69	Kansas City University Kansas City, MO	63
70	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	63
71	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	60
72	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	60
73	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL	60
74	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	60
75	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	60
76	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	60
77	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	60
78	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	57
79	Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA	57
80	Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology Milwaukee, WI	57
81	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	57
82	Clayton State University Morrow, GA	57
83	Divine Mercy University Sterling, VA	57
84	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	57
85	Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN	54
86	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	54
87	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	54
88	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	54
89	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	54
90	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	51
91	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	51
92	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	51
93	National University San Diego, CA	51
94	The New School New York, NY	51
95	Suffolk University Boston, MA	48
96	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	45
97	Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI	45
98	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	45
99	Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT	45
100	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	45