2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 78 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree 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.
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 15% Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide 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 Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,936 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Charleston Southern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charleston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSU are $5,085 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Spalding 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 Southeast Region . Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindsey Wilson College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindsey Wilson College are $9,719 per year.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach graduate students pay an average of $20,310 in tuition and fees each year.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Liberty University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
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Freed-Hardeman University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
FHU graduate students pay an average of $10,980 in tuition and fees each year.
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Carlos Albizu University - Miami ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Miami, Carlos Albizu University - Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carlos Albizu University - Miami are $12,740 per year.
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Campbell University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Campbell are $15,152 a year.
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Florida Institute of Technology came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Florida Tech are $22,588 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Florida Tech also did well on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 13 | Southern Adventist University | Collegedale, TN |
| 14 | Nicholls State University | Thibodaux, LA |
| 15 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 464 |
| Virginia | 1,481 |
| North Carolina | 156 |
| Florida | 1,681 |
| Tennessee | 329 |
| Kentucky | 775 |
| South Carolina | 167 |
| Louisiana | 79 |
| Arkansas | 18 |
| Alabama | 292 |
| Mississippi | 158 |
| West Virginia | 43 |
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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 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.