2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the clinical psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.
Brandman excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fielding Graduate University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Fielding graduate students pay an average of $18,718 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, Fielding is ranked #1 for overall quality for clinical psychology in the Far Western US Region .
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine 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 Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanguard University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard 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 Vanguard are $12,376 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, National University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus 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 The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $23,918 a year.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco graduate students pay an average of $19,875 in tuition and fees each year.
George Fox University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
GFU graduate students pay an average of $14,293 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Holy Names University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. HNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at HNU are $18,590 per year.
Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools 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 19 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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