2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.
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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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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 Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the Southwest Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.
ASU - Skysong not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.
SWOSU graduate students pay an average of $14,202 in tuition and fees each year.
Mid-America Christian University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. MACU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
MACU graduate students pay an average of $15,312 in tuition and fees each year.
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St. Mary’s University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
St. Mary’s graduate students pay an average of $19,846 in tuition and fees each year.
St. Mary’s did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.
UNM graduate students pay an average of $20,487 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.
UTSA graduate students pay an average of $27,560 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report
Baylor 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 Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baylor are $37,674 per year.
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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,624 |
| Arizona | 642 |
| Oklahoma | 319 |
| New Mexico | 67 |
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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 12 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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