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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$16,996 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 593 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in New Jersey for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Paterson University are $14,050 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

#4

Kean University

Union, NJ

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

Kean graduate students pay an average of $17,476 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Caldwell University

Caldwell, NJ

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Caldwell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in New Jersey. Caldwell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Caldwell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Caldwell are $15,824 a year.

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#6

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

College of Saint Elizabeth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSE are $18,734 a year.

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#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Seton Hall University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seton Hall are $26,018 per year.

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Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,526
New York 2,408
Maryland 206
District of Columbia 309
Delaware 16

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

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 7 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.

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