45 Best colleges for Clinical Psychology in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Clinical Psychology. A graph of 3.24M citations received by 57.7K academic papers made by 45 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Clinical Psychology

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Boston University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#19 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

3. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#83 in the United States

#97 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

4. Tufts University

Medford

For Clinical Psychology

#96 in the United States

#110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

5. Boston College

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#120 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

6. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Clinical Psychology

#121 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

7. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#137 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Clinical Psychology

#155 in the United States

#176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

9. Northeastern University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#165 in the United States

#188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Clinical Psychology

#173 in the United States

#197 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

11. Smith College

Northampton

For Clinical Psychology

#231 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

12. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Clinical Psychology

#246 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

13. Clark University

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#262 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

14. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Clinical Psychology

#264 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

15. Williams College

Williamstown

For Clinical Psychology

#279 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

16. Suffolk University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#281 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

17. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#321 in the United States

#358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

18. Simmons University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#326 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

19. Springfield College

Springfield

For Clinical Psychology

#358 in the United States

#396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

20. William James College

Newton

For Clinical Psychology

#366 in the United States

#404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 951
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

21. Dean College

Franklin

For Clinical Psychology

#404 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

22. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Clinical Psychology

#407 in the United States

#450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

23. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#430 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

24. Amherst College

Amherst

For Clinical Psychology

#469 in the United States

#515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

25. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Clinical Psychology

#499 in the United States

#547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

26. Assumption College

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#517 in the United States

#566 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $29,072
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,759

27. MCPHS University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#521 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

28. Curry College

Milton

For Clinical Psychology

#537 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1130
Net Price: $30,367
Receiving Aid: 100%

29. Endicott College

Beverly

For Clinical Psychology

#577 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

30. Western New England University

Springfield

For Clinical Psychology

#579 in the United States

#634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

31. Salem State University

Salem

For Clinical Psychology

#583 in the United States

#638 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

32. Bay State College

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#595 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

33. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Clinical Psychology

#618 in the United States

#673 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

34. Bentley University

Waltham

For Clinical Psychology

#627 in the United States

#682 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

35. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#645 in the United States

#700 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1144
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,332

36. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Clinical Psychology

#659 in the United States

#715 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $33,111
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,476

37. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#661 in the United States

#717 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

38. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Clinical Psychology

#682 in the United States

#740 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,406
Enrollment: 4,555

39. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Clinical Psychology

#697 in the United States

#755 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

40. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#727 in the United States

#786 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

41. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Clinical Psychology

#747 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

42. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Clinical Psychology

#753 in the United States

#814 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

43. Regis College

Weston

For Clinical Psychology

#771 in the United States

#832 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $30,212
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,144

44. Stonehill College

Easton

For Clinical Psychology

#777 in the United States

#838 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

45. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Clinical Psychology

#790 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Clinical Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	5	21
Connecticut	15	3
New Hampshire	5	100
Vermont	3	67
New York	79	2
New Jersey	17	30
Maine	6	248
Pennsylvania	55	4
Maryland	15	11
District of Columbia	7	98
Virginia	24	47
West Virginia	3	95
Ohio	28	23
North Carolina	22	12
Michigan	18	5
South Carolina	13	44
Indiana	15	51
Kentucky	11	33
Tennessee	20	32
Wisconsin	15	17
Georgia	20	15
Illinois	32	31
Alabama	13	70
Iowa	8	18
Missouri	14	24
Florida	27	27
Minnesota	14	14
Mississippi	5	144
Arkansas	6	142
Louisiana	14	72
Kansas	8	61
South Dakota	4	228
North Dakota	3	127
Nebraska	6	91
Oklahoma	7	140
Puerto Rico	5	453
Texas	54	25
Colorado	12	66
New Mexico	3	78
Utah	7	48
Idaho	3	270
Arizona	6	39
Washington	12	8
Oregon	12	75
California	79	6
Hawaii	3	141

Psychology subfields in Massachusetts

Child Psychology52

Cognitive Science45

Education Majors53

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution16

Neuroscience55

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology12