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2026 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut

[Counseling Psychology](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/counseling-psychology/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong counseling psychology education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for counseling psychology students.

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• Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut

2026 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in counseling psychology, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools

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Post University
Waterbury, CT

$15,922 In-State Tuition & Fees

$35,364 Avg Student Debt

$38,696 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in counseling psychology, no school beat Post University this year. Post University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Waterbury. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,922. Typical student debt for counseling psychology graduates is $35,364. Soon after graduation, counseling psychology degree recipients from Post University generally make around $60,893. That is a strong return on a $35,364 median debt.

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Saint Joseph College
West Hartford, CT

$47,278 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,798 Avg Student Debt

$59,908 Median Earnings (10yr)

Saint Joseph College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value counseling psychology schools. Saint Joseph College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $47,278. Students borrow a median of $27,798 to complete the counseling psychology program here. Early-career counseling psychology graduates make about $56,452. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 79% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.