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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$15,027 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,380 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 372 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a Connecticut 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. 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.

The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Connecticut 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 Connecticut

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Post University the best value school in Connecticut 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 fairly large student population.

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

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Western Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Connecticut. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WestConn are $13,253 a year.

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#3

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fairfield University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fairfield U are $19,498 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Fairfield U is ranked #1 for overall quality for clinical psychology in Connecticut.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Connecticut. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UHart are $15,202 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCSU are $12,848 per year.

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#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

With a ranking of #6, University of New Haven did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Connecticut State 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 midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SCSU are $13,321 a year.

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University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $20,325 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCONN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,398
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 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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