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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$19,803 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,988 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 29,224 clinical, counseling and applied psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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 the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Skysong is ranked #3 for overall quality for clinical psychology in the Southwest Region .

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ottawa University - Phoenix helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ottawa University - Phoenix are $11,993 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ottawa University - Phoenix is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $18,871 per year.

UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 a year.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Clear Lake are $18,990 per year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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University of North Texas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,624
Arizona 642
Oklahoma 319
New Mexico 67

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 24 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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