Is University of Denver Clinical PsyD a reputable program?

[EyelandPsychePhD]

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Hi All,

I have heard a lot of mixed reviews on PsyD's. I am looking for some community input. What are your thoughts on University of Denver's PsyD program?

I am totally aware of how expensive it is. Feedback on that would be helpful but I'm really looking more at the quality of the program. I value the scientist-practitioner model and want to publish papers regardless of whether or not I am in a Phd VS. PsyD... I would like to work in clinical settings (such as psychiatric hospitals, inpatient units, or outpatient programs), can see myself opening a private practice eventually, and really want to teach college-level courses in psychology subjects one day. Would this program be a good fit for that?

Even if it's not a good fit for me, is it otherwise reputable compared to other PsyD programs?

I am hoping to get into a funded PhD program but am also going to put some PsyDs on my application list. I figure I will see if I get into any programs and then make decisions later once I have time to dedicate 100% focus on looking into them. Right now it's hard to read everything I can get my hands on comparing programs because I am currently working, and applying to 10+ schools is a project in of itself.

Thank you!

 

[BuckeyeLove]

Good friend of mine went there. She's top notch, as she was mentored by their big forensic guy there. Can't speak for other areas. I imagine its just gonna get worse price wise tho with Denver CoL going up and up.

 

[futureapppsy2]

Excellent faculty, but the debt is just not something I can justify advising.

 

[Justanothergrad]

Agreed with others. I've known several great students to come out of it and heard good things about faculty. The debt is the issue.

 

[psych.meout]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[medium rare]

Excellent program. But way too expensive to be worth it, IMO.

 

[EyelandPsychePhD]

Okay so the consensus is: great program, astronomical cost.

 

[psych.meout]

Okay so the consensus is: great program, astronomical cost.

Not even close to being worth the cost.

 

[Sanman]

Okay so the consensus is: great program, astronomical cost.

Agree with this consensus

 

[modestmousktr]

I met one student there while on internship interviews. We had to do a 5 minute or maybe 10 minute therapy demonstration roleplay in front of all applicants, and I did think she had fantastic clinical skills. On the other hand, we had a professor who taught there for years come to teach a class in my program that none of our regular faculty had availability for. He gave us vocabulary worksheets, took 50 minute breaks in the middle of the 3-hour class, and so much more- it was awful. He was fired after two classes and replaced by a lecturer from within the department, not sure why they didn't just do that in the first place, haha. Anyway, that's an n=2, but I have one positive interaction and one negative interaction.

 

[WisNeuro]

I'd say good program, not great, and astronomical cost. Either way, this could be the best clinical psych program in the nation, whatever that would mean, and it still wouldn't be worth it at that cost.

 

[msc545]

Crazy cost - $ 56,200 per year for Psych grad studies. Not counting eating, a place to sleep, etc.

 

[NeuroJaguar]

$70,128 per year for 3 years?!?!?

 

[msc545]

I think I read a different chart. 70K per year is even crazier.