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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

43 Colleges
$18,534 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,380 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

With 29,224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for clinical psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Saint Joseph’s University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 a year. The average amount in student loans that clinical psychology majors at St. Joe's take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $37,827.

In addition to its great value ranking, St. Joe’s is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Rowan University Report

#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Out of the 43 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rider are $20,159 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Bowie State University graduate students pay an average of $15,407 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SRU are $18,216 a year.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $16,758 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#8

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niagara University.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Niagara are $13,950 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Niagara University Report

#8

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College 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. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Touro are $13,258 a year.

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#10

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Thomas Jefferson University also is in the top 15% of our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,568
Pennsylvania 1,309
Maryland 191
New Jersey 584
District of Columbia 309
Delaware 13

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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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