Top Master's Programs

[Abel Truss]

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US News & World Report has it that the following schools have the top programs in clinical psychology. I am wondering if anyone has an opinion on the quality of these schools' master's programs. How would you rate them?

University of California--Los Angeles
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Yale University
Duke University
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
University of Kansas (Clinical Child Psychology Program)
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
University of Pennsylvania

 

[AcronymAllergy]

While the US News ranking system methodology is less than robust (to put it lightly), the doctoral programs at those schools are indeed strong, depending on your research and professional interests. However, I honestly don't know if any of them offer terminal masters degree programs. Have you checked the website of each to be sure that they do?

 

[wigflip]

While the US News ranking system methodology is less than robust (to put it lightly), the doctoral programs at those schools are indeed strong, depending on your research and professional interests. However, I honestly don't know if any of them offer terminal masters degree programs. Have you checked the website of each to be sure that they do?

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I know for certain that at least some of those unis don't offer terminal masters, though they award the masters en route to the doctorate.

 

[Abel Truss]

Thank you for your responses. My query was perhaps too hasty. To follow up, I found out that these programs generally don't offer a terminal masters. A few notes on this:

1. University of Wisconsin--Madison offers an MS in counseling, specializing in community counseling.
2. UIUC states that a terminal master's is "not normally offered."
3. Penn offers the Master of Applied Positive Psychology.

 

[wigflip]

Thank you for your responses. My query was perhaps too hasty. To follow up, I found out that these programs generally don't offer a terminal masters. A few notes on this:

1. University of Wisconsin--Madison offers an MS in counseling, specializing in community counseling.
2. UIUC states that a terminal master's is "not normally offered."
3. Penn offers the Master of Applied Positive Psychology.

I think that "not normally offered" is another way of saying, "occasionally people drop out or are booted after the MA, and then they leave with the MA. But we don't admit people whose goal is an MA, rather than completing the doctorate and all that entails." Even then, the MA that dropper-outers earn may not permit them to be licensed (if practice is desired).

 

[futureapppsy2]

Thank you for your responses. My query was perhaps too hasty. To follow up, I found out that these programs generally don't offer a terminal masters. A few notes on this:

1. University of Wisconsin--Madison offers an MS in counseling, specializing in community counseling.
2. UIUC states that a terminal master's is "not normally offered."
3. Penn offers the Master of Applied Positive Psychology.

It's likely that a "Masters in Applied Positive Psychology" would not have the course and practicum content to make you eligible for licensure.

 

[DynamicDidactic]

Thank you for your responses. My query was perhaps too hasty. To follow up, I found out that these programs generally don't offer a terminal masters. A few notes on this:
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal">University of Wisconsin--Madison offers an MS in counseling, specializing in community counseling.

just be aware, more likely you will have almost zero relationship with the clinical psych program. Most likely different faculty, staff, and even building.