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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

45 Colleges
$20,917 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,988 Avg Salary

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

With 29,224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree 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. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 a year.

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#2

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Marywood University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The Chicago School Washington DC Campus graduate students pay an average of $23,918 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 45 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 a year.

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#6

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

Immaculata University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Immaculata graduate students pay an average of $12,780 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Maryland are $18,600 a year.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.

The Graduate Center also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $18,207 per year.

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#10

Roberts Wesleyan College

Rochester, NY

Roberts Wesleyan College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Roberts Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Roberts Wesleyan are $14,719 a year.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,568
Pennsylvania 1,309
Maryland 191
New Jersey 584
District of Columbia 309
Delaware 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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