2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Psychology in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 5,082 people earned their degree in clinical psychology, making the major the 140th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 598 clinical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 307 clinical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in clinical psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical psychology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 20 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Psychology in the Southeast Region
Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #1 spot on the 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.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree clinical psychology students list, Cumberlands has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Cumberlands are $4,582, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 made our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spalding University landed the #3 spot on the list. Spalding University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 23 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Spalding also took the #10 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding University are $12,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Southern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 5 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Southern Adventist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Adventist University are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 20 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #5 spot on the list. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercer, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Barry University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Miami, Florida 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 13 students in 2019-2020.
Barry University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Barry University are $17,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Nova Southeastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 81 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
NUS Florida also took the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242.
Regent University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Virginia Beach, Virginia 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 17 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regent, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052.
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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree clinical psychology students list, Eastern has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern are $14,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Central Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #11, Brenau University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree clinical psychology students list, Brenau has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau University are $13,706.
Auburn University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Auburn also took the #3 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Murray State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Murray State also made our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Union College Kentucky ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Barbourville, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Union College also took the #19 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union College are $8,210, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Louisville landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree clinical psychology students list, UofL has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Clayton State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Clayton State University is a medium-sized school located in Morrow, Georgia that handed out 8 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Clayton State University also took the #17 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clayton State University are $13,915.
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University of Kentucky landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 13 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
NSU also took the #18 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern State University of Louisiana are $20,402, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #20, Morehead State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Morehead State University also took the #20 spot in our “Best Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Notes and References
References
- 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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Footnotes
- *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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