2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s
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Clinical Psychology is the 140th most popular major in the country with 5,082 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,349 clinical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 102 colleges that offer a degree in clinical psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent clinical psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the clinical psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree clinical psychology students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Psychology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
Capella University also took the #21 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Williamsburg, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Cumberlands are $4,582, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 25 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 14 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 102 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Carlos Albizu University - San Juan landed the #5 spot on the list. San Juan, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carlos Albizu University - San Juan are $8,440.
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With a ranking of #6, Fielding Graduate University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Fielding Graduate University is a small school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 37 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Fielding also took the #15 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fielding Graduate University are $17,296, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.
Florida Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Biola University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Biola is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Mirada, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Biola are $11,772, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Wheaton College Illinois ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wheaton, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree clinical psychology students list, Wheaton College Illinois has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424.
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National Louis University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096.
Loyola University Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154.
California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. California Institute of Integral Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree clinical psychology students list, CIIS has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CIIS are $22,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #13, Marywood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Marywood University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood are $11,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.
George Fox University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Newberg, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at GFU are $14,247, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Hartford ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 19 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #16, Spalding University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding are $12,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Loyola University Maryland landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 42 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Loyola Maryland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Maryland are $17,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Saint Louis University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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American International College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 17 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at American International College are $12,717, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #20, Southern Adventist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Southern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Adventist are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #21, Rowan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Rowan University is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 8 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Rowan University are $15,787, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Detroit Mercy ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Mercer University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer are $15,264.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Marquette University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Marquette University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Marquette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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