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2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

5 Ranked Colleges
137 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 31,746 people earned their degree in clinical, counseling and applied psychology, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 300 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,225 and $121,229 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in clinical, counseling and applied psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC landed the #1 spot on the list. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 83 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The Chicago School Washington DC Campus also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC are $23,576.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.

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#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. Gallaudet University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gallaudet, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet University are $18,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524.

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#5

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

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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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