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2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in South Carolina

7 Colleges in South Carolina
176 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$54,163 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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 176 degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina

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.

Top South Carolina Schools in Clinical Psychology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In SC
22.7% Growth in Graduates

University of South Carolina - Columbia is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UofSC is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In SC
23.5% Growth in Graduates

Clemson University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Clemson is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were about 17 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In SC

Every student pursuing a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to look into Winthrop University. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 23 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Columbia International University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of Columbia, CIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CIU is a great university overall.

There were about 24 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at CIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In SC
83.3% Growth in Graduates

CSU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Charleston. This university ranks 26th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 18 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 35th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 30 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Francis Marion University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In SC

UofSC Aiken is a small public university located in the large suburb of Aiken. This university ranks 28th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 7 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UofSC Aiken in the most recent data year.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 432
Florida 282 1,643
North Carolina 279 136
Virginia 274 1,276
Tennessee 269 301
Kentucky 244 765
Louisiana 242 61
Mississippi 234 158
Arkansas 234 10
Alabama 233 273
West Virginia 207 23

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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
Counseling Psychology 70
School Psychology 50
Applied Psychology 20
Community Psychology 19
Clinical Psychology 11
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 5
Applied Behavior Analysis 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 1,412
Child Development & Psychology 345
Other Psychology 1

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