by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 63 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,470 doctor's degrees in clinical psychology during the <nil> academic year.
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The clinical psychology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for clinical psychology students working on their doctor's degree.
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 Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York
Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in clinical psychology has to take a look at University of Denver. DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from University of Denver
It's difficult to beat Palo Alto University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. Located in the rural area of Palo Alto, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Palo Alto University
It's hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in clinical psychology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Texas A&M University - College Station
Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hempstead.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Hofstra University
Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Loyola University Chicago
Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from George Washington University
Pepperdine is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Malibu.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University
Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Nova Southeastern University
The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Loyola University Maryland
Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical psychology from Florida Institute of Technology
Here are some additional great schools for Clinical Psychology students that almost earned our Best Clinical Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Pacific University | Forest Grove, OR |
| 14 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 15 | LIU Post | Brookville, NY |
| 16 | Yeshiva University | New York, NY |
| 17 | St John’s University - New York | Queens, NY |
| 18 | La Salle University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 19 | National University | San Diego, CA |
| 20 | University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT |
| 21 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
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Clinical Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counseling Psychology | 667 |
| School Psychology | 345 |
| Educational Psychology | 330 |
| Industrial & Organizational Psychology | 214 |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 174 |
| Other Psychology & Counseling | 61 |
| Applied Psychology | 47 |
| Forensic Psychology | 46 |
| Community Psychology | 44 |
| Performance and Sport Psychology | 41 |