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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

64 Colleges
$19,948 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,069 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly 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 very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UOPX - Arizona is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$11,208 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at West Texas A&M University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region 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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#5

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX
$11,726 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means MSU Texas is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Texas are $11,726 a year.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Ottawa University - Phoenix undergraduate students pay an average of $13,281 in tuition and fees each year.

Ottawa University - Phoenix excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$19,333 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $19,333 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. UH is a fairly 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public college 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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$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus 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. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 a year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

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 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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