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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,763 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,380 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Carolina 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina

Check out the clinical psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Citadel Military College of South Carolina to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in South Carolina. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

The Citadel graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The Citadel also took the #4 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in South Carolina rankings.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Citadel Military College of South Carolina Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Francis Marion University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in South Carolina. Located in the small suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Francis Marion University are $11,388 a year.

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#3

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Winthrop University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Winthrop are $16,012 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Winthrop University Report

Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,461
Florida 1,529
Georgia 322
North Carolina 109
Tennessee 267
Kentucky 769
Louisiana 79
Alabama 264
Mississippi 70
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 42

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 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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