2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Southeast 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide the best value school in the Southeast Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,936 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Lynchburg. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHU are $10,980 per year.
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Out of the 36 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NKU are $15,594 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $11,835 per year.
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Nicholls State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,177 per year.
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Lipscomb University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lipscomb also did well on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 10% of our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Austin Peay State 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. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Austin Peay State University graduate students pay an average of $14,827 in tuition and fees each year.
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.
The Citadel graduate students pay an average of $18,540 in tuition and fees each year.
The Citadel also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Request InformationBest Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 464 |
| Virginia | 1,481 |
| North Carolina | 156 |
| Florida | 1,681 |
| Tennessee | 329 |
| Kentucky | 775 |
| South Carolina | 167 |
| Louisiana | 79 |
| Arkansas | 18 |
| Alabama | 292 |
| Mississippi | 158 |
| West Virginia | 43 |
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Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
| 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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