2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Counseling Psychology is the 81st most popular major in the country with 9,220 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Virginia, there were 583 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in counseling psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality counseling psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the counseling psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$21,382 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k. Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

Radford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382.

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#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regent, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 40 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $48-$75k)

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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