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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$47,598 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,903 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for You

With 309 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #25 most popular major in District of Columbia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC the best value school in District of Columbia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The American University are $51,334 a year.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard are $28,916 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CUA are $52,156 a year.

CUA also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 5 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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