2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for You
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #30 most popular major in the country with 33,758 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. This report analyzed 573 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for clinical psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the United States for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
La Salle undergraduate students pay an average of $33,150 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at University of Puerto Rico - Ponce helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the United States. UPR Ponce is a small public school located in the midsize city of Ponce.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPR Ponce are $4,940 a year. After completing their degree, clinical psychology graduates from UPR Ponce carry an average student debtload of $5,500.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $10,748 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cumberlands are $9,875 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Minnesota State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 a year.
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Wayne State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSC are $7,458 per year. While working on their degree, clinical psychology majors at WSC accumulate an average of around $24,147 in student debt.
WSC also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Touro University Worldwide came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.
TUW undergraduate students pay an average of $14,640 in tuition and fees each year.
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Brandman University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandman are $12,480 per year.
Brandman excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list.
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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
ASU - Skysong also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #10, Worcester State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Worcester State are $16,666 per year.
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With a ranking of #11, Charleston Southern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
CSU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,960 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #12, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 15% of our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking.
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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CMU CGES are $6,720 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CMU CGES also is in the top 20% of our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 a year.
UOPX - Arizona also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #15, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.
MSU Moorhead undergraduate students pay an average of $17,564 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, MSU Moorhead also did well on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Post University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Post University are $15,458 a year.
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Park University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
Park University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,853 in tuition and fees each year.
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Marian University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Fond Du Lac.
Marian undergraduate students pay an average of $29,130 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. UPR Arecibo is a small public school located in the city of Arecibo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPR Arecibo are $4,940 per year. After completing their degree, clinical psychology graduates from UPR Arecibo carry an average student debtload of $4,500.
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Avila University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Avila are $21,740 per year.
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Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Seattle U undergraduate students pay an average of $49,335 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Seattle U also did well on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Endicott College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Endicott are $36,614 a year.
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Spalding University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spalding are $26,500 per year.
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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Westfield State University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westfield are $17,219 per year.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 573 different United States clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools award.
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology by Region
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Majors for Clinical Psychology
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
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General Psychology | 141,695 |
Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.