2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
ASU - Skysong did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #1 for overall quality for clinical psychology in the Southwest Region .
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.
SWOSU graduate students pay an average of $14,202 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Mid-America Christian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. MACU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MACU are $15,312 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, St. Mary’s 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 San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Mary’s are $19,846 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, St. Mary’s is ranked #4 for overall quality for clinical psychology in the Southwest Region .
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.
UNM graduate students pay an average of $20,487 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UTSA graduate students pay an average of $27,560 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Baylor 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 Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Baylor graduate students pay an average of $37,674 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,711 |
| Arizona | 946 |
| Oklahoma | 350 |
| New Mexico | 67 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 12 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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