2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree 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. 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.
The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.
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 Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
BYU also took the #3 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Adams State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Adams State are $10,896 a year.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Denver Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. Denver Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Littleton.
Denver Seminary graduate students pay an average of $12,060 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the # 4 spot on the list. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCU are $14,626 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.
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University of Utah 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 #6 on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.
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Montana 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 #8 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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 #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.
Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Northern Colorado 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 medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 a 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 Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,094 |
| Utah | 98 |
| Idaho | 17 |
| Montana | 56 |
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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 15 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.