45 Best colleges for Clinical Psychology in Massachusetts

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 3.45M citations received by 60K 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: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

2. Boston University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#18 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

3. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#83 in the United States

#97 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,489
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1962

4. Tufts University

Medford

For Clinical Psychology

#95 in the United States

#109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

5. Boston College

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#120 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,519

6. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Clinical Psychology

#122 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

7. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#136 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Clinical Psychology

#156 in the United States

#177 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

9. Northeastern University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#163 in the United States

#186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Clinical Psychology

#173 in the United States

#197 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,550

11. Smith College

Northampton

For Clinical Psychology

#232 in the United States

#262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,305

12. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Clinical Psychology

#246 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,174

13. Clark University

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#263 in the United States

#297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,865

14. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Clinical Psychology

#264 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

15. Suffolk University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#279 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,832

16. Williams College

Williamstown

For Clinical Psychology

#281 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,894

17. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#323 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,672
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1977

18. Simmons University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#327 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,691

19. Springfield College

Springfield

For Clinical Psychology

#362 in the United States

#400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,039

20. William James College

Newton

For Clinical Psychology

#365 in the United States

#403 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 967
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

21. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Clinical Psychology

#405 in the United States

#448 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

22. Dean College

Franklin

For Clinical Psychology

#408 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $32,085
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,958

23. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#433 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $36,014

24. Amherst College

Amherst

For Clinical Psychology

#465 in the United States

#511 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,049

25. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Clinical Psychology

#496 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

26. MCPHS University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#512 in the United States

#561 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,506

27. Assumption College

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#519 in the United States

#568 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $29,748
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $35,905

28. Curry College

Milton

For Clinical Psychology

#535 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1140
Net Price: $29,917
Receiving Aid: 100%

29. Western New England University

Springfield

For Clinical Psychology

#570 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $27,056

30. Endicott College

Beverly

For Clinical Psychology

#574 in the United States

#629 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1267
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,394

31. Salem State University

Salem

For Clinical Psychology

#585 in the United States

#640 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $10,319
Enrollment: 6,230

32. Bay State College

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#589 in the United States

#644 in North America

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

33. Bentley University

Waltham

For Clinical Psychology

#612 in the United States

#667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $45,802

34. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Clinical Psychology

#629 in the United States

#684 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,526

35. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#647 in the United States

#702 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,464

36. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#652 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $47,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,545

37. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Clinical Psychology

#665 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $32,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,167

38. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Clinical Psychology

#689 in the United States

#747 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,054
Enrollment: 4,588

39. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Clinical Psychology

#702 in the United States

#761 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,539

40. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#726 in the United States

#785 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $31,121
Receiving Aid: 100%

41. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Clinical Psychology

#739 in the United States

#798 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $38,504
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,550

42. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Clinical Psychology

#771 in the United States

#832 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 163
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1921

43. Regis College

Weston

For Clinical Psychology

#776 in the United States

#837 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $28,575
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,193

44. Stonehill College

Easton

For Clinical Psychology

#785 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Net Price: $33,385
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,344

45. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Clinical Psychology

#798 in the United States

#860 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1190
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $11,338

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Clinical Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	6	21
Connecticut	15	3
New Hampshire	5	99
Vermont	3	69
New York	79	2
New Jersey	17	30
Maine	6	248
Pennsylvania	55	4
Maryland	15	11
District of Columbia	7	100
Virginia	24	46
West Virginia	3	96
Ohio	28	23
North Carolina	22	12
Michigan	18	5
South Carolina	13	44
Indiana	15	51
Kentucky	11	33
Tennessee	20	32
Wisconsin	16	17
Georgia	20	15
Illinois	32	31
Alabama	13	70
Iowa	8	19
Missouri	15	24
Florida	27	27
Minnesota	14	14
Mississippi	6	144
Arkansas	6	142
Louisiana	14	73
Kansas	8	62
South Dakota	4	225
North Dakota	3	127
Nebraska	6	91
Oklahoma	7	138
Puerto Rico	5	453
Texas	54	25
Colorado	14	66
New Mexico	3	77
Utah	7	48
Idaho	3	269
Arizona	6	40
Washington	12	8
Oregon	12	75
California	80	6
Hawaii	3	140

Psychology subfields in Massachusetts

Child Psychology52

Cognitive Science45

Education Majors53

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution16

Neuroscience55

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology11