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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$15,363 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,324 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in South Carolina 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

$28,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Charleston Southern University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSU are $28,960 a year.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
$15,558 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

Clemson undergraduate students pay an average of $15,558 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Clemson also took the #1 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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$12,570 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in South Carolina list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Citadel are $12,570 per year.

The Citadel also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Francis Marion University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the suburb of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Francis Marion University are $11,160 a year.

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$10,760 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Aiken. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Aiken, UofSC Aiken is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC Aiken are $10,760 per year.

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$12,688 Average Tuition & Fees

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. UofSC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC are $12,688 per year.

UofSC also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in South Carolina list, coming in at #3.

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#7

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Winthrop are $15,846 a 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
Virginia 1,461
Florida 1,529
Georgia 322
North Carolina 109
Tennessee 267
Kentucky 769
Louisiana 79
Alabama 264
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 7 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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