2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.
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2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical psychology majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Touro University Worldwide the best value school in the Far Western US Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
TUW undergraduate students pay an average of $14,640 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brandman are $12,480 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Seattle U are $49,335 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Biola University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Biola are $44,382 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fielding Graduate University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Fielding also took the #4 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
MSMU undergraduate students pay an average of $45,388 in tuition and fees each year.
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Vanguard University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vanguard are $37,700 per year.
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Alaska Pacific University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Alaska Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Anchorage.
Alaska Pacific undergraduate students pay an average of $20,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Long Beach landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSULB are $18,726 a year.
Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
PLNU undergraduate students pay an average of $39,500 in tuition and fees each year.
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Simpson University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Simpson U is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redding.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Simpson U are $35,800 per year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology graduate students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | National University | La Jolla, CA |
| 13 | Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA |
| 13 | Concordia University, Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 15 | California State University - Northridge | Northridge, CA |
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 5,822 |
| Washington | 317 |
| Oregon | 331 |
| Nevada | 20 |
| Hawaii | 122 |
| Alaska | 13 |
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Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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