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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$19,364 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,226 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value programs for clinical psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Virginia

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

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best value school in Virginia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

GMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,119 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, GMU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA
$12,638 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JMU are $12,638 per year.

JMU also took the #5 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#3

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA
$33,500 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Virginia. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lynchburg are $33,500 per year.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, VA
$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 14 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Radford are $11,542 a year.

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#6

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA
$23,812 Average Tuition & Fees

William & Mary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia ranking. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William & Mary are $23,812 per year.

William & Mary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia list.

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$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $19,785 per year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia list.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA
$10,800 Average Tuition & Fees

Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Old Dominion are $10,800 per year.

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$15,028 Average Tuition & Fees

Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia ranking. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VCU are $15,028 a year.

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#10

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA
$18,820 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Regent University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Regent are $18,820 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Regent University Report

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 14 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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