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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,153 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,512 and $74,880 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 101 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the clinical, counseling and applied psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree clinical psychology students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Northern Colorado

#3

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Adams State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. Alamosa, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Adams State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Adams State are $10,551.

Full Adams State Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 20 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 3 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at ISU

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 2 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU - Boulder Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

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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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