2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Maryland
3Colleges in Maryland
193Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$54,163Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #33 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 193 degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School
Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in Maryland
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the clinical psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to look into Loyola University Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 55 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Maryland in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the clinical psychology program report average early career wages of $47,854.
Every student who is interested in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to check out University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their degree from University of Maryland - College Park receive $19,732 more than the standard clinical psychology student.
It's hard to beat Bowie State University if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Bowie. This university ranks 31st out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 26 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Bowie State University in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
