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2025 Best Clinical Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

19 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
708 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
Clinical Psychology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #139 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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for clinical psychology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 708 degrees in clinical psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Clinical Psychology School

Best Clinical Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Psychology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for clinical 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.

Pick Your Clinical Psychology Degree Level

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Clinical Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Clinical Psychology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in clinical psychology needs to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 13 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Hofstra University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in clinical psychology. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Hofstra is a great university overall.

There were approximately 20 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Psychology Program Name

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC
38 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in clinical psychology has to look into George Washington University. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were about 38 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
32 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

Loyola University Maryland is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in clinical psychology. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #157 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Loyola Maryland is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Maryland in the most recent data year.

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LIU Post
Brookville, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
38 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means LIU Post is a great school overall.

There were roughly 38 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent year we have data available.

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Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
35 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. This university ranks 44th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 35 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at Yeshiva in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
35.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 17 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Psychology - Mental Health Program Name

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La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
35 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

La Salle is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 23rd out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 35 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at La Salle in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In NY

Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UAlbany is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY
35.7% Growth in Graduates

STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Queens. A Best Colleges rank of #298 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means STJ is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 clinical psychology students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Clinical Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 240
Pennsylvania 978 266
Maryland 618 32
New Jersey 614 42
District of Columbia 441 141

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One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Clinical Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology 1,078
School Psychology 905
Forensic Psychology 816
Applied Behavior Analysis 463
Applied Psychology 415
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 381
Educational Psychology 232
Other Psychology & Counseling 187
Health/Medical Psychology 37
Community Psychology 23

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