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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$18,241 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,380 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,526 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the clinical psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Saint Joseph’s University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 per year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, clinical psychology graduates from St. Joe's carry an average student debtload of $37,827.

St. Joe’s also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #5.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Saint Joseph’s University Report

Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

SRU graduate students pay an average of $12,659 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Report

Out of the 11 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $11,898 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Pennsylvania. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUP are $12,618 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Pennsylvania. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $12,919 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#6

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Thomas Jefferson University also did well on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

Eastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Davids, EU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EU are $13,976 a year.

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#8

Rosemont College

Rosemont, PA

Rosemont College 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. Located in the suburb of Rosemont, Rosemont is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rosemont are $13,410 per year. The average amount in student loans that clinical psychology majors at Rosemont take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $35,763.

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#9

Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia, PA

Chestnut Hill College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. CHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CHC are $17,680 per year.

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#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #10, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 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
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 11 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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