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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

38 Colleges
$22,887 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor'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 Doctor'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 38 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’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 doctor's degree.

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

#1

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Touro University Worldwide the best value school in the Far Western US Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TUW are $9,000 per year.

TUW also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Biola University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Biola University Report

#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fielding Graduate University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fielding are $18,718 per year.

Fielding also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

Out of the 38 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alaska Pacific University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Alaska Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Anchorage.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alaska Pacific are $12,110 per year.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at National University are $15,480 a year.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $23,918 a year.

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Fuller Theological Seminary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fuller is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fuller are $22,020 per year.

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#8

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GFU are $14,293 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at George Fox University Report

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Chicago School Irvine Campus are $23,918 per year.

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#10

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

With a ranking of #10, Palo Alto University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology are $32,746 a year.

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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 26 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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