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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$34,139 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,800 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for clinical psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical psychology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

Our analysis found Palo Alto University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the rural area of Palo Alto, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology are $22,980 per year.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Palo Alto University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City University of Seattle. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

CityU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,658 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that clinical psychology majors at CityU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,129.

CityU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at City University of Seattle Report

#3

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alaska Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Alaska Pacific is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anchorage.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alaska Pacific are $20,760 per year. On average, clinical psychology graduates from Alaska Pacific take out $23,920 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Alaska Pacific University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $18,533 per year.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at California State University - Fresno

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EWU are $25,748 per year.

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#6

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Oregon Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OIT is a small public school located in the town of Klamath Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OIT are $32,625 per year. Clinical Psychology majors at OIT take out an average of $33,194 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Bothell are $39,780 a year. Clinical Psychology majors at UW Bothell take out an average of $17,660 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UW Bothell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#8

Corban University

Salem, OR

With a ranking of #8, Corban University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Salem, Corban is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Corban are $34,756 a year.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $44,454 in tuition and fees each year. On average, clinical psychology graduates from UCSD take out $16,200 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $355.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSD also did well on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of California - San Diego

#10

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Biola are $44,382 a year. On average, clinical psychology graduates from Biola take out $29,472 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Biola University Report

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,163
Washington 432
Oregon 434
Nevada 36
Hawaii 122
Alaska 24

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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).

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