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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

33 Colleges
$25,677 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,285 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,526 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA
$33,150 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in Pennsylvania for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at La Salle are $33,150 per year.

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$10,423 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 33 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCUPA are $10,423 a year.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA
$48,462 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Scranton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

University of Scranton undergraduate students pay an average of $48,462 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Scranton also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Marywood University

Scranton, PA
$37,284 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 33 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marywood are $37,284 per year.

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$10,507 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SRU are $10,507 a year.

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#6

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA
$31,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Holy Family University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Holy Family undergraduate students pay an average of $31,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,144 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUP are $13,144 per year.

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$12,256 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

Millersville undergraduate students pay an average of $12,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,062 Average Tuition & Fees

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Kutztown University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

Kutztown University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,062 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,543 Average Tuition & Fees

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.

Edinboro undergraduate students pay an average of $10,543 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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
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).

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