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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$28,428 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#2

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Adams State are $10,896 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Adams State University Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.

CU Anschutz also took the #3 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Utah Report

University of Northern Colorado landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Northern Colorado Report

#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #7, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

ISU graduate students pay an average of $27,778 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Idaho State University

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,011
Utah 98
Idaho 17
Montana 34

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

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 8 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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