List of APA-Accredited Counseling Psychology PhD and PsyD Programs

This is a list of counseling psychology doctoral (PhD or PsyD) programs that are currently accredited by the American Psychological Association. To learn more about each program, click on the name of the University to navigate to that doctoral program’s website. Please report errors or dead links to the webmaster so that this page can remain up to date.

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List of Programs (Updated December 2023)

ALABAMA

• Auburn University  (Counseling Ph.D.)
• University of South Alabama (Combined, Clinical-Counseling Ph.D.)

ARIZONA

• Arizona State University (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Northern Arizona University (Combined Counseling, School Ph.D.)

ARKANSAS

• University of Central Arkansas (Counseling Ph.D.)

CALIFORNIA

• University of California, Santa Barbara (Combined, Clinical-Counseling-School Ph.D.)  

COLORADO

• Colorado State University (Counseling Ph.D.) 
• University of Denver (Counseling Ph.D.) 
• University of Northern Colorado (Counseling Ph.D.)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

• Howard University (Counseling Ph.D.)

FLORIDA

• University of Florida (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Florida State University (Combined, Counseling-School Ph.D.)
• University of Miami (Counseling Ph.D.)

GEORGIA

• University of Georgia  (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Georgia State University (Counseling Ph.D.)

ILLINOIS

• University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Loyola University Chicago (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Counseling Ph.D.)

INDIANA

• Ball State University (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Indiana University - Bloomington (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Purdue University (Counseling Ph.D.)

IOWA

• University of Iowa  (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Iowa State University (Counseling Ph.D.)

KANSAS

• University of Kansas (Counseling Ph.D.)

KENTUCKY

• University of Kentucky (Counseling Ph.D.)
• University of Louisville (Counseling Ph.D.)

LOUISIANA

• Louisiana Tech University (Counseling Ph.D.)

MARYLAND

• University of Maryland - College Park (Counseling Ph.D.)

MASSACHUSETTS

• Boston College (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Boston University (Counseling Ph.D.)
• University of Massachusetts, Boston (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Northeastern University (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Springfield College (Counseling Psychology Psy.D.)

MICHIGAN

• Andrews University (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Western Michigan University (Counseling Ph.D.)

MINNESOTA

• University of Minnesota  (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota (Counseling Psy.D.)
• University of St. Thomas (Counseling Psy.D.)

MISSISSIPPI

• University of Southern Mississippi (Counseling Ph.D.)

MISSOURI

• University of Missouri, Columbia (Counseling Ph.D.)
• University of Missouri Kansas City (Counseling Ph.D.)

NEBRASKA

• University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Counseling Ph.D.)

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Rivier University (Combined, Counseling-School Psy.D.)

NEW JERSEY

• Felician University (Counseling Psy.D.)
• Saint Elizabeth University (Counseling Psy.D.)
• Seton Hall University (Counseling Ph.D.)

NEW MEXICO

• New Mexico State University (Counseling Ph.D.)

NEW YORK

• University at Albany (Counseling Ph.D.)
• University at Buffalo State University of New York (Combined, Counseling-School Ph.D)
• Fordham University (Counseling Ph.D.)
• New York University (Counseling Ph.D)
• Teachers College, Columbia University (Counseling Ph.D.)

NORTH DAKOTA

• University of North Dakota (Counseling Ph.D.)

OHIO

• The University of Akron  (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Cleveland State University (Counseling Ph.D.)

OKLAHOMA

• Oklahoma State University (Counseling Ph.D.)

OREGON

• University of Oregon  (Counseling Ph.D.)

PENNSYLVANIA

• Carlow University  (Counseling Psy.D.)
• Chatham University  (Counseling Psy.D.)
• Holy Family University (Counseling Psy.D.)
• Lehigh University (Counseling Ph.D.)

PUERTO RICO

• Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Gurabo Campus (Counseling Psy.D.)

TENNESSEE

• The University of Memphis (Counseling Ph.D.)
• University of Tennessee - Knoxville (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Tennessee State University (Counseling Ph.D.)

TEXAS

• University of Houston (Counseling Ph.D.)
• University of North Texas (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Our Lady of the Lake University (Counseling Psy.D.)
• University of Texas at Austin (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Texas A&M University (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Texas Tech University  (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Texas Woman’s University (Counseling Ph.D.)

UTAH

• Brigham Young University (Counseling Ph.D.)
• University of Utah (Counseling Ph.D.)
• Utah State University (Combined, Clinical-Counseling Ph.D.)

VIRGINIA

• Radford University (Counseling Psy.D.)
• Virginia Commonwealth University (Counseling Ph.D.)

WASHINGTON

• Northwest University  (Counseling Psy.D.)
• Washington State University (Counseling Ph.D.)

WISCONSIN

• Marquette University  (Counseling Ph.D.)
• University of Wisconsin, Madison (Counseling Ph.D.)
• University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Counseling Ph.D.)