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I applied to CSULB, California Lutheran University (currently in), CSUF, CSUSB, CSUN, and the Masters in psychology at pepperdine.

University of Texas at Tyler MS in Clinical Psychology. Sam Houston State MS in Clinical Psychology. Harvard MA in Clinical Psychology. Columbia MA in Clinical Psychology. Loyola University MS in Clinical Psychology. Those are a few I have heard of are all pretty different. A few programs are available that have a thesis and significant research, which might benefit you. It depends on if you are looking for professional licensure at the Master's level, or a preparation for doctoral study?
If you DO decide to study MSW, I would definitely recommend as much psychological research experience as possible.From what I understand, clinical master's programs are effective if they have a lot of research experience (since that is what doctoral programs are looking for.)

I thought about applying to the program but I couldn't find out much about it. Are you there now? How is it?

If anyone ends up in the MA program at West Florida, feel free to ask questions  

Actually, private universities often engage in more tuition discounting (raising tuition only to then hand out a lot of scholarships), whereas public universities often have far fewer scholarships so most people pay sticker price. I'm always concerned when I see people applying to a ton of out-of-state public schools.

Hey there, 
Yes, it's important for you to go to school in the state where you want to eventually work because different states have different licensure requirements and most programs are built to help you meet that state's in particular (super annoying, I know). So if you get licensed to work in one state and decide to move somewhere else, you might need to take more classes/do more supervision hours in order to meet that state's requirements. Most public/state schools have cheaper tuition overall so they'll have cheaper out of state tuition than private unis. If you're willing to come a bit further north to Massachusetts (and to deal with our cold weather, lol) we treat social workers pretty well, but our cost of living is also higher... Hope this helps and good luck!!  

Hey,
I'm graduating from the U of SC's MSW program (in Columbia) in May 2017 and have been very happy with the program. The program has different specialties (aging, children, youth and families, military, health/mental health and military).
Our faculty is top-notch, we are in a beautiful, newly restored historical building, the campus is literally across the street from the State House, and many out-of-state MSW students receive paid graduate assistantships - the pay is about $300/month but students with a GA also receive in-state tuition and a discount on student health insurance. Plus, it also provides opportunities for students to work with different faculty. I believe there is also another program that futher reduces tuition for students in the mental health area. 

Well, I received my admission into a European (fully taught in English)  Master of Science in Psychology program with a specialization in Neuropsychology. I am contemplating switching my specialization into Health and Social Psychology. The program is one year and the second semester consists of a research internship and writing a thesis.
 
I'm wondering, which of these two specializations would be more well received in the US as far as finding jobs and also for applying to PhD programs for fall 2016 (PhD program in Clinical Psych most likely)?
Would having either of these degrees alone open up any career doors in the US?