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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$14,030 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,988 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology students earned 1,461 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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. 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.

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

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

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

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

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JMU are $12,514 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at James Madison University Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Radford University Report

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Virginia. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia also took the #2 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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With a ranking of #6, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $15,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

With a ranking of #7, Regent University 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 Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.

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#8

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Virginia State is a small public school located in the suburb of Petersburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia State are $11,989 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,529
Georgia 322
North Carolina 109
Tennessee 267
Kentucky 769
Louisiana 79
Alabama 264
South Carolina 135
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 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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