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Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Washington

2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$16,828 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,147 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree School for You

With 432 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #41 most popular major in Washington.

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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best value school in Washington for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Washington. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CWU graduate students pay an average of $12,127 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Eastern Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Washington. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EWU are $13,379 per year.

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Out of the 11 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.

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#5

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Gonzaga University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Washington. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Seattle are $17,754 a year.

UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Seattle, The Seattle School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The Seattle School graduate students pay an average of $16,690 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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City University of Seattle did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CityU are $11,812 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SPU are $24,273 a year.

SPU also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #5.

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#10

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

Northwest University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, Northwest University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Northwest University graduate students pay an average of $19,055 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,163
Oregon 434
Nevada 36
Hawaii 122
Alaska 24

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 11 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).

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