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2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
249 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 31,746 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,872 and had an average of $65,193 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,840 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,174 and $51,273 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 249 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in clinical, counseling and applied psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the clinical, counseling and applied psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,521 for southwest region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of North Texas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of North Texas Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for southwest region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 81 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,601 for southwest region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belton, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMHB, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is $24,867 for southwest region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is $31,082 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

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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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