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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 7 students 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.

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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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #3 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees 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 U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Utah Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

#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 $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 17 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

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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 $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Adams State is a public institution located in Alamosa, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Adams State also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #7. 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 University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

#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 $30-$48k ranking. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree clinical psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, DU has also earned the #1 rank 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.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548.

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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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