42 Best colleges for Clinical Psychology in Massachusetts

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 2.38M citations received by 52.1K academic papers made by 42 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: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Boston University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#17 in the United States

#20 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

3. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#80 in the United States

#94 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

4. Tufts University

Medford

For Clinical Psychology

#95 in the United States

#109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

5. Boston College

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#120 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,559

6. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Clinical Psychology

#130 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

7. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#136 in the United States

#154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

8. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Clinical Psychology

#143 in the United States

#162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,565

9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Clinical Psychology

#152 in the United States

#173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

10. Northeastern University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#169 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

11. Smith College

Northampton

For Clinical Psychology

#217 in the United States

#244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,790

12. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Clinical Psychology

#243 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,362

13. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Clinical Psychology

#265 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1259
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

14. Clark University

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#268 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,053

15. Suffolk University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#290 in the United States

#326 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,270

16. Simmons University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#292 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $24,423

17. Williams College

Williamstown

For Clinical Psychology

#313 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,965

18. William James College

Newton

For Clinical Psychology

#348 in the United States

#386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 897
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1974

19. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#355 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,353
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1977

20. Springfield College

Springfield

For Clinical Psychology

#361 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,930

21. Dean College

Franklin

For Clinical Psychology

#370 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $32,219
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,972

22. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Clinical Psychology

#393 in the United States

#432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 98%

23. Amherst College

Amherst

For Clinical Psychology

#430 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,367

24. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Clinical Psychology

#470 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

25. Assumption College

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#489 in the United States

#535 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $28,911
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,492

26. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#510 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $34,679

27. MCPHS University

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#520 in the United States

#567 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $38,776

28. Curry College

Milton

For Clinical Psychology

#539 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $31,091
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,402

29. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Clinical Psychology

#577 in the United States

#629 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,765

30. Western New England University

Springfield

For Clinical Psychology

#587 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,214

31. Endicott College

Beverly

For Clinical Psychology

#609 in the United States

#662 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $39,496

32. Bentley University

Waltham

For Clinical Psychology

#620 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1339
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $44,233

33. Salem State University

Salem

For Clinical Psychology

#624 in the United States

#679 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1098
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,562

34. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#639 in the United States

#694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1118
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

35. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Clinical Psychology

#653 in the United States

#710 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,904
Enrollment: 4,702

36. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Clinical Psychology

#675 in the United States

#734 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

37. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Clinical Psychology

#687 in the United States

#746 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $46,876
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $27,059

38. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Clinical Psychology

#712 in the United States

#771 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $32,414
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,279

39. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Clinical Psychology

#718 in the United States

#777 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,273

40. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Clinical Psychology

#729 in the United States

#789 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $37,296
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $27,729

41. Stonehill College

Easton

For Clinical Psychology

#741 in the United States

#801 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,021
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,710

42. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Clinical Psychology

#746 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $8,069

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Clinical Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	4	22
Connecticut	15	3
New Hampshire	5	114
Vermont	3	70
New York	77	2
New Jersey	17	35
Maine	6	254
Pennsylvania	51	4
Maryland	14	9
District of Columbia	7	96
Virginia	23	46
Ohio	28	19
North Carolina	22	12
Michigan	16	5
South Carolina	12	43
Indiana	14	52
Kentucky	10	34
Tennessee	18	39
Wisconsin	14	21
Georgia	18	15
Illinois	31	25
Alabama	11	67
Iowa	7	18
Missouri	14	29
Florida	24	28
Minnesota	13	13
Mississippi	5	141
Arkansas	6	138
Louisiana	13	71
Kansas	7	65
South Dakota	4	231
North Dakota	3	119
Nebraska	6	90
Oklahoma	7	150
Puerto Rico	4	444
Texas	54	31
Colorado	11	66
Utah	7	45
Idaho	3	263
Arizona	6	38
Washington	12	7
Oregon	11	76
California	74	6
Hawaii	3	133

Psychology subfields in Massachusetts

Child Psychology51

Cognitive Science42

Education Majors51

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution17

Neuroscience53

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology15