2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the Southwest 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year.
UOPX - Arizona also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 a year.
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Out of the 64 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lubbock Christian University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, LCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
LCU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,900 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at MSU Texas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Texas are $11,726 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Phoenix are $13,281 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ottawa University - Phoenix also did well on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year.
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University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas A & M University - Central Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $17,155 per year.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 per year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Lamar University | Beaumont, TX |
| 12 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Durant, OK |
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,711 |
| Arizona | 946 |
| Oklahoma | 350 |
| New Mexico | 67 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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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