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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

15 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead to be the best school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

With a ranking of #8, Avila University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City 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 Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 350
Minnesota 2,373
Iowa 63
Kansas 238
Nebraska 146
North Dakota 64
South Dakota 56

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 15 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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