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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$36,247 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 the #14 most popular major in District of Columbia with 309 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in District of Columbia 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.

GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The American University are $38,456 a year.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Howard graduate students pay an average of $34,326 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Howard also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

CUA graduate students pay an average of $51,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CUA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,568
Pennsylvania 1,309
Maryland 191
New Jersey 584
Delaware 13

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

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 5 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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