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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$47,598 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,903 Avg Salary

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

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #14 most popular major in District of Columbia with 309 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC the best value school in District of Columbia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC

Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for clinical psychology in District of Columbia.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at George Washington University Report

#3

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at American University Report

#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Howard undergraduate students pay an average of $28,916 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CUA are $52,156 per year.

CUA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Catholic University of America Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,568
Pennsylvania 1,309
Maryland 191
New Jersey 584
Delaware 13

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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