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 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 midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.
ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UOPX - Arizona also is in the top 10% of our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Out of the 64 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-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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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 school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCU are $24,900 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public college with a medium-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 fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Phoenix are $13,281 per 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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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 a year.
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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 very large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $17,155 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the remote 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 schools 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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