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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

81 Colleges
$15,932 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,147 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, clinical, counseling and applied psychology was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 33,758 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 81 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 15% Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 per year.

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#2

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 a year.

University of Scranton also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Pillar College

Newark, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pillar College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Newark, Pillar is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pillar are $19,344 a year.

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#4

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Marywood University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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#7

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Holy Family University 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 Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Holy Family are $12,181 a year.

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#8

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

With a ranking of #8, Marist College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

Marist graduate students pay an average of $15,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Rowan University 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 suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.

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Bowie State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Bowie State University graduate students pay an average of $15,407 in tuition and fees each year.

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#11

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

With a ranking of #11, Rider University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rider are $20,159 per year.

Rider excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#12

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

Immaculata University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Immaculata graduate students pay an average of $12,780 in tuition and fees each year.

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#12

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Frostburg State University 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 #12 on the list. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Frostburg State are $13,092 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Touro College New York, NY
15 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
16 Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,526
New York 2,408
Maryland 206
New Jersey 593
District of Columbia 309
Delaware 16

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 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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