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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

43 Colleges
$18,534 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,380 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, clinical, counseling and applied psychology was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 33,758 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 a year. Clinical Psychology majors at St. Joe's take out an average of $37,827 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

In addition to its great value ranking, St. Joe’s is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rider are $20,159 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SRU are $18,216 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bowie State University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bowie State University are $15,407 per year.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 per year.

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#8

Touro College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #8, Touro College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Touro are $13,258 per year.

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#8

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Niagara University.

Niagara graduate students pay an average of $13,950 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 a year.

Thomas Jefferson University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,526
New York 2,408
Maryland 206
New Jersey 593
District of Columbia 309
Delaware 16

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 25 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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