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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$19,803 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southwest Region 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 Southwest Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ottawa University - Phoenix is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix 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 Ottawa University - Phoenix are $11,993 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ottawa University - Phoenix is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

UOPX - Arizona graduate students pay an average of $16,153 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UH Clear Lake graduate students pay an average of $18,990 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for clinical psychology in the Southwest Region .

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University of North Texas 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 #9 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,711
Arizona 946
Oklahoma 350
New Mexico 67

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 24 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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