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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$15,702 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,380 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology students earned 1,461 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Virginia 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.

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. 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.

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

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

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

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

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best value school in Virginia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

GMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Radford University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Radford are $12,535 a year.

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#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

William & Mary graduate students pay an average of $16,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

William & Mary also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #4.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at William & Mary Report

#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

Shenandoah graduate students pay an average of $23,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Shenandoah University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,529
Georgia 322
North Carolina 109
Tennessee 267
Kentucky 769
Louisiana 79
Alabama 264
South Carolina 135
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 6 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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