2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. 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 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology 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 undergraduate student at Adams State are $17,933 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Denver Seminary. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Littleton.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the city of Lewiston.
Lewis - Clark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $20,238 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado Christian University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCU are $25,473 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Regis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regis U are $39,610 per year.
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Montana State University - Billings landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the midsize city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public school with a small student population.
Montana State University - Billings undergraduate students pay an average of $19,352 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $26,376 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, CU Anschutz is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, U of U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Utah Valley University 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. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UVU also did well on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Request InformationBest Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools 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 18 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.