Best Clinical programs in Arizona, ranked by enrollment
Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests.
26 schools in Arizona run programs that feed this job, graduating 5,542 people a year. The job pays a median of $119,010 in Arizona across about 730 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Arizona that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
4 programs in Arizona that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Arizona (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Arizona page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psychology, Generalmain feeder CIP 42.0101In Arizona → | 5,087 | 91.8% | 23 | $31,426 | $25,250 |
| 2 | Applied Behavior Analysismain feeder CIP 42.2814In Arizona → | 322 | 5.8% | 3 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 3 | Clinical Psychologymain feeder CIP 42.2801In Arizona → | 73 | 1.3% | 3 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 4 | Counseling Psychologymain feeder CIP 42.2803In Arizona → | 60 | 1.1% | 4 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
Top 25 schools in Arizona
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 26 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 1,778 | Psychology, General | $37,312 | 0% | — | 67% |
| 2 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 1,006 | Psychology, General | $37,312 | 68% | — | 90% |
| 3 | The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 712 | Psychology, General | $38,524 | 11% | $26,445 | — |
| 4 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 559 | Psychology, General | $33,699 | 68% | — | 86% |
| 5 | Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 457 | Psychology, General | $33,844 | 61% | — | 90% |
| 6 | American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 266 | Psychology, General | — | 9% | $15,785 | — |
| 7 | Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 257 | Psychology, General | — | 43% | $21,535 | 79% |
| 8 | Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 57 | Psychology, General | — | 16% | — | — |
| 9 | Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 50 | Psychology, General | — | 16% | — | — |
| 10 | Midwestern University - Glendale Glendale, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 49 | Clinical Psychology | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 48 | Psychology, General | — | 32% | — | — |
| 12 | Chandler - Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 46 | Psychology, General | — | 30% | — | — |
| 13 | Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Psychology, General | — | 19% | — | — |
| 14 | Aspen University Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Counseling Psychology | — | 27% | — | — |
| 15 | Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 26 | Psychology, General | — | 14% | — | — |
| 16 | Prescott College Prescott, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 26 | Psychology, General | $29,888 | 56% | $23,166 | 95% |
| 17 | Arizona Christian University Glendale, AZ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 22 | Counseling Psychology | — | 40% | $32,198 | 71% |
| 18 | Dine College Tsaile, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Psychology, General | $20,227 | 13% | — | — |
| 19 | Ottawa University - Surprise Surprise, AZ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 22 | Psychology, General | $39,596 | 18% | $34,373 | 78% |
| 20 | Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Psychology, General | — | 17% | — | — |
| 21 | Crestpoint University Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Psychology, General | — | 33% | $15,215 | — |
| 22 | South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Psychology, General | — | 16% | — | — |
| 23 | Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Psychology, General | — | 9% | — | — |
| 24 | Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Psychology, General | — | 42% | — | — |
| 25 | Phoenix Seminary Scottsdale, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Counseling Psychology | — | — | — | — |
All 26 schools in Arizona
Every school in Arizona with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Scottsdale | Public | 1,778 | 2 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | Public | 1,006 | 2 |
| The University of Arizona Global Campus | Chandler | Public | 712 | 2 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | Public | 559 | 2 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | Public | 457 | 2 |
| American InterContinental University System | Chandler | Private for-profit | 266 | 1 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | Private not-for-profit | 257 | 1 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | Public | 57 | 1 |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Public | 50 | 1 |
| Midwestern University - Glendale | Glendale | Private not-for-profit | 49 | 1 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale | Public | 48 | 1 |
| Chandler - Gilbert Community College | Chandler | Public | 46 | 1 |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | Public | 31 | 1 |
| Aspen University | Phoenix | Private for-profit | 29 | 1 |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | Public | 26 | 1 |
What clinical and counseling psychologists earn in Arizona
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $100,580. Arizona pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Arizona
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Clinical and Counseling Psychologists page.
How to become a Clinical
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
- On-the-job training
- Internship/residency
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Arizona
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 10 majors mapped to Clinical and Counseling Psychologists10 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 42.0101Psychology, General
- 42.2703Developmental and Child Psychology
- 42.2801Clinical Psychology
- 42.2803Counseling Psychology
- 42.2807Clinical Child Psychology
- 42.2809Geropsychology
- 42.2810Health/Medical Psychology
- 42.2811Family Psychology
- 42.2814Applied Behavior Analysis
- 51.1507Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Common questions
Answers for people weighing clinical and counseling psychologists programs in Arizona.
What degree do you need to become a Clinical?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Psychology, General, which awarded 5,087 degrees in Arizona in 2024-25, 91.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Clinical?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Psychology, Clinical. Together they graduate about 5,542 people a year in Arizona.
How much do clinical and counseling psychologists earn in Arizona?+
The median is $119,010 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 18.3% above the U.S. median of $100,580. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for clinical and counseling psychologists growing?+
BLS projects a +11.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 4,800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Arizona?+
26 institutions in Arizona reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do clinical and counseling psychologists work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist, Counseling Psychologist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 19-3033.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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