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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$23,581 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 5,822 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for clinical psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the clinical psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Our analysis found Touro University Worldwide to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TUW are $9,000 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, TUW is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Touro University Worldwide Report

#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Biola University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Biola graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Out of the 25 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Fielding Graduate University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fielding are $18,718 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Fielding is ranked #5 for overall quality for clinical psychology in California.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Fielding Graduate University Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 25 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $9,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSD are $13,564 a year.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at National University are $15,480 per year.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $23,918 per year.

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Fuller Theological Seminary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Fuller is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fuller are $22,020 a year.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Chicago School Irvine Campus are $23,918 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine Report

#10

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Palo Alto.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology are $32,746 per year.

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Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 317
Oregon 331
Nevada 20
Hawaii 122
Alaska 13

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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