Loyola’s graduate psychology program ranked among the nation’s best
U.S. News & World Report named Loyola University Maryland among the 2026 Best Graduate Schools, ranking the University’s graduate psychology program one of the top in the nation.
Loyola’s doctoral program in clinical psychology (Psy.D.) was ranked No. 109 (tied) among 244 Clinical Psychology Programs. It is consistently ranked in the top 10 Psy.D. programs in the country.
Comparing all programs that offer a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, Loyola's program is now:
- Tied for No. 3 among all Psy.D. programs that offer only the Psy.D. degree
- Tied for No. 4 among all programs that offer the Psy.D. and offer the Psy.D. and Ph.D.
“We’re incredibly proud to be ranked among the top programs in the country,” said Marianna E. Carlucci, Ph.D., chair and professor of psychology. “Our mission has always been to train psychologists who show up where they’re needed most, working alongside communities and expanding access to quality mental health care.”
U.S. News & World Report’s rankings reflect peer assessments of academic quality as well as location, environment, cost after tuition and financial aid, and job placement.
Loyola offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree, master’s in clinical professional counseling, and doctoral degree in clinical psychology. The programs in psychology endorse the educational mission of Loyola, to challenge students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world.
The APA-accredited doctoral program in clinical psychology is committed to the professional training and development of doctoral level psychologists in the scholar-practitioner model and the Jesuit value of cura personalis, care for the whole person.
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Loyola’s Master of Science in Speech-Language-Hearing-Sciences was also ranked No. 92 (tied) out of 285 programs, and Loyola’s business programs in the Sellinger School of Business and Management were recognized among the best in the nation by U.S. News.
Learn more about this and other prestigious rankings and notable accolades that Loyola University Maryland has earned from major national, international, and regional reports, studies, and surveys.