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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$23,033 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.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for clinical psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 the New England Region

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

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Worcester State University the best value school in the New England Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Worcester State graduate students pay an average of $5,796 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Worcester State University Report

#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Post University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Post University are $7,700 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Post University Report

#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, clinical psychology graduates from Salve Regina carry an average student debtload of $16,125.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Salve Regina University Report

#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 20 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Fairfield U also did well on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Fairfield University Report

#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the New England Region . UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

UHart graduate students pay an average of $15,202 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Hartford

#6

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #6, Cambridge College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Cambridge College graduate students pay an average of $16,409 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Cambridge College Report

#7

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of New Haven are $18,070 per year.

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Northeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Report

#10

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Lesley graduate students pay an average of $19,050 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Lesley University Report

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,398
Connecticut 372
New Hampshire 68
Maine 92
Rhode Island 156
Vermont 67

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 20 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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