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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$16,650 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,147 Avg Salary

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Virginia 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.

JMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. 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.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #1 for overall quality for clinical psychology in Virginia.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William & Mary are $16,618 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, William & Mary is ranked #3 for overall quality for clinical psychology in Virginia.

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#6

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

Mary Baldwin 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 #6 on the list. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Staunton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mary Baldwin are $13,170 per year.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.

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#8

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

Marymount graduate students pay an average of $21,016 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah 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 #9 on the list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Shenandoah are $23,430 per year.

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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 9 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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