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2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
101 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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 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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in clinical, counseling and applied psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs, but they also cost less that 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 For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 7 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree clinical psychology students whose families make $0-$30k list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #3 rank 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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #5 spot on the list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

Adams State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Alamosa, Colorado, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Adams State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adams State University are $10,551, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Denver 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ISU is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 3 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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