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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

27 Colleges
$54,380 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

With 29,224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for clinical psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago to be the best school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at John Carroll University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . John Carroll is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of University Heights.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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Grand Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

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With a ranking of #7, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Detroit Mercy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 590
Illinois 1,880
Ohio 700
Indiana 490
Wisconsin 454

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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.

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