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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$15,702 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,380 Avg Salary

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

With 1,481 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #21 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

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

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GMU is ranked #3 for overall quality for clinical psychology in Virginia.

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#2

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Lynchburg is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.

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#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at William & Mary are $16,618 a year.

William & Mary did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

With a ranking of #6, Shenandoah 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 city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Shenandoah graduate students pay an average of $23,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 464
North Carolina 156
Florida 1,681
Tennessee 329
Kentucky 775
South Carolina 167
Louisiana 79
Arkansas 18
Alabama 292
Mississippi 158
West Virginia 43

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 6 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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