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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$14,030 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,988 Avg Salary

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

With 1,481 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #21 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Virginia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

Check out the clinical psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

JMU graduate students pay an average of $12,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Radford University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

Radford graduate students pay an average of $12,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.

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#8

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia State are $11,989 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 464
North Carolina 156
Florida 1,681
Tennessee 329
Kentucky 775
South Carolina 167
Louisiana 79
Arkansas 18
Alabama 292
Mississippi 158
West Virginia 43

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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