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2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

12 Ranked Colleges
191 Degrees Awarded
$21,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Texas” 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 Texas, there were 1,676 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,750 and $49,645 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 191 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

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

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified doctorate’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree clinical psychology students list, UNT has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 15 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

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#6

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree clinical psychology students list, TWU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549.

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#12 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFASU are $15,695.

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#9

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas

Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. OLLU is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OLLU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Our Lady of the Lake University are $17,490, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Texas Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. This small school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree clinical psychology students list, Texas Wesleyan has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Wesleyan are $16,992, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree clinical psychology students list, SMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, 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%.

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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