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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the Southeast Region

19 Ranked Colleges
554 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 5,036 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,225 and $61,527 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 554 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 19 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the Southeast Region

#1

Hodges University

Naples, Florida

Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hodges University landed the #1 spot on the list. Hodges University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Naples, Florida. It awarded 18 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

International College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hodges University is $21,577 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students.

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#2

Clayton State University

Morrow, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clayton State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Clayton State University is located in Morrow, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 90 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

Clayton State University also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $10,918 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students per year to attend Clayton State University.

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#3

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina

Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bob Jones University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bob Jones University is $12,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 48 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 31 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.

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#6

Point University

West Point, Georgia

Point University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in West Point, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students list, Point has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,187 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students per year to attend Point.

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#7

Toccoa Falls College

Toccoa Falls, Georgia

Toccoa Falls College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students list, Toccoa Falls has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Toccoa Falls College is $22,433 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students.

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#8

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#16 in overall quality

Southern Adventist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Collegedale, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Adventist, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Adventist University is $22,661 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students.

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#9

Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi

Belhaven University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Belhaven did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Belhaven University is $17,439 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#10

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Anderson University South Carolina came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University South Carolina did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,756 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students per year to attend Anderson University South Carolina.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is $34,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#12

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Gardner - Webb University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 44 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gardner - Webb, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gardner - Webb University is $21,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students.

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#13

Bethany College West Virginia

Bethany, West Virginia
#13 in overall quality

Bethany College West Virginia ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Bethany College West Virginia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students list, Bethany College West Virginia has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bethany College West Virginia is $18,298 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students.

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#14

Coker University

Hartsville, South Carolina
#14 in overall quality

Coker University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Coker University is a small school located in Hartsville, South Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Coker also took the #14 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Coker is $13,472 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students.

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#15

Maryville College

Maryville, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Maryville College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Maryville College is located in Maryville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

Maryville College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Maryville College is $19,886 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students.

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#16

Averett University

Danville, Virginia

Averett University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Danville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students list, AU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend AU is $23,516 for southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students.

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#17

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

Florida Institute of Technology landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 26 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $31,097 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students per year to attend Florida Institute of Technology.

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#18

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 1 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $46,949 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Clinical Psychology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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With a ranking of #19, Florida Institute of Technology - Online did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students list, Florida Institute of Technology - Online has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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