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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$15,048 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,042 Avg Salary

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

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #18 most popular major in Kentucky with 775 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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 Kentucky

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

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY
$9,875 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cumberlands are $9,875 a year.

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#2

Spalding University

Louisville, KY
$26,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Spalding University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spalding are $26,500 per year.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY
$10,392 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Northern Kentucky University Report

#4

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY
$25,718 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindsey Wilson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Kentucky list. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lindsey Wilson College are $25,718 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Lindsey Wilson College Report

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year.

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$9,752 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Eastern undergraduate students pay an average of $9,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
$12,370 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Louisville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofL are $12,370 per year.

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

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#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$10,992 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WKU are $10,992 a year.

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#9

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY
$9,020 Average Tuition & Fees

Kentucky State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Frankfort, KY State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KY State are $9,020 a year.

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#10

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY
$25,400 Average Tuition & Fees

Campbellsville University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Campbellsville University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Campbellsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Campbellsville University are $25,400 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Campbellsville University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 464
Virginia 1,481
North Carolina 156
Florida 1,681
Tennessee 329
South Carolina 167
Louisiana 79
Arkansas 18
Alabama 292
Mississippi 158
West Virginia 43

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 13 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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