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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,965 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,988 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Carolina 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $11,796 per year.

Clemson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Clemson University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofSC are $14,134 per year.

UofSC also took the #3 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,461
Florida 1,529
Georgia 322
North Carolina 109
Tennessee 267
Kentucky 769
Louisiana 79
Alabama 264
Mississippi 70
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 42

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

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 2 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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