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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$24,003 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,147 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #3 for overall quality for clinical psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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#2

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.

Adams State graduate students pay an average of $10,896 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Denver Seminary

Littleton, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Denver Seminary. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Littleton, Denver Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Denver Seminary graduate students pay an average of $12,060 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado Christian University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

CCU graduate students pay an average of $14,626 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.

Colorado State also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each 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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,011
Utah 98
Idaho 17
Montana 34

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

Majors Similar 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 15 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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