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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$24,003 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,147 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the clinical psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.

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

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#2

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Adams State are $10,896 per year.

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#3

Denver Seminary

Littleton, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Denver Seminary helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Denver Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Littleton.

Denver Seminary graduate students pay an average of $12,060 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

CCU graduate students pay an average of $14,626 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 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 #7 on the list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.

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Montana State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

MSU Bozeman graduate students pay an average of $22,391 in tuition and fees each year.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 per year.

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Best 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

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).

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