University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut is the one school among PsyD programs in Connecticut that meets the ranking’s entry bar of current APA accreditation and an open start. It stands 4th nationally with 75.4 out of 100.
By Trevor Rupe, Contributor at Savo Media Group Updated
APA accredits it in clinical psychology. The school is a private institution.
Connecticut asks for a single year of supervised work that can fall before or after the doctorate, provided it is not the internship the degree itself required.
PsyD Programs in Connecticut at a Glance
One PsyD program in Connecticut is ranked. It holds current APA accreditation, takes new students and stands 4th nationally. How the programs are scored.
Connecticut’s experience year can come before or after the doctorate. Internship hours that complete the degree do not count toward it, and the EPPP is the exam on the state’s requirements list.
The Ranked PsyD Program in Connecticut
Of the PsyD programs in Connecticut, this is the one the ranking includes. Its national rank is beside the school.
The figures below describe the one ranked program among PsyD programs in Connecticut, each read from the source named beside it.
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APA-accredited PsyD program ranked in Connecticut
APA directory
77%
First-time EPPP pass rate
ASPPB
88%
Accredited internship match rate
APPIC
$32,582
Yearly tuition
Program disclosure
ASPPB reports a first-time EPPP pass rate of 77% for the program.
APPIC’s 2021 to 2025 match data put the accredited internship match rate at 88% for the program.
Yearly tuition is $32,582 for the program. Each figure is the full-time yearly tuition in the program’s own cost table.
ASPPB adds its own caution: “Please note that care should be exercised if comparisons across schools and programs are made.”
Psychologist Licensure in Connecticut
A PsyD is a degree, and the license comes from the state. These are the rules a graduate of PsyD programs in Connecticut meets for a license there, each linked to the page it was read on.
Licensing questionConnecticut’s answer
Doctoral degree and accreditation
A doctorate from an APA-accredited program, or from a program that passes the department’s individual review against the state regulationFor a degree finished on or after July 1, 1989, the regulation’s criteria for a program without APA accreditation include a regionally accredited school and at least one academic year of full-time study in residence.
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health, licensure requirements, read October 21, 2026
Supervised experience
One year of supervised work, at the predoctoral or postdoctoral level, that is not the degree’s internshipThe year is either at least 35 hours a week for 46 weeks within 12 consecutive months or at least 1,800 hours within 24 consecutive months, and no more than 40 hours a week are credited.
Source: Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies 20-188-3, read October 21, 2026
Supervision
At least 3 hours for every 40 hours worked, with at least 1 of them individual and face to faceThe supervisor is a doctoral-level psychologist licensed in the state where the experience takes place.
Source: Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies 20-188-3, read October 21, 2026
Licensing examination
The EPPP, with a passing score of 500
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health, licensure requirements, read October 21, 2026
Percentiles are points in each occupation’s pay distribution, not experience levels. BLS lists an area in every state its counties reach, so a metropolitan area that crosses a state line appears under each state.
Questions About a PsyD in Connecticut
Which APA-Accredited PsyD Program Is in Connecticut?
In the 2027 ranking, University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut is the one APA-accredited program taking new students among the PsyD programs in Connecticut, with a score of 75.4 out of 100 and 4th place nationally. Its program page is University of Hartford’s Psy.D. program page in Clinical Psychology. The score weighs cost, graduate earnings, completion, internship and licensure outcomes, track record, credential alignment and program reputation, and the methodology page shows each weight.
Does Connecticut Require an APA-Accredited PsyD?
No. The state regulation treats an APA-accredited program as approved. A program without that accreditation goes through an individual review, and for degrees finished on or after July 1, 1989 it must meet every criterion the regulation lists, from a regionally accredited school to a year of study in residence.
Does Connecticut Require a Postdoctoral Year for Psychologists?
No. The department asks for one year of supervised work at the pre or postdoctoral level, and work done inside the internship the degree requires does not count. A graduate still finishing that year or the EPPP can practice under a licensed psychologist on a post-doctoral training permit, which lasts no more than one year after the degree.
Which Exam Does a Connecticut Psychologist Take?
The EPPP, which the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards administers. The Department of Public Health puts the passing score at 500 for exams taken since April 2001, and the state statute leaves the examination to the department with the advice and consent of the board.
Each program’s own APA disclosure tables and program pages, tuition, attrition, time to completion and program descriptions, read between October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026.
