2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

With 109 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #58 most popular major in North Carolina.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

9 Graduate Certificates

#5 in Quality in North Carolina

$8,007 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Appalachian State also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #5.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Appalachian State University Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

6 Graduate Certificates

#6 in Quality in North Carolina

$7,594 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at East Carolina University Report

#3

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

5 Graduate Certificates

#15 in Quality in North Carolina

$7,480 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCU are $7,480 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Western Carolina University Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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