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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$20,453 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree 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.

The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for clinical psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

UST MN graduate students pay an average of $23,736 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

With a ranking of #10, Wichita State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WSU are $15,323 a year.

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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 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 14 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 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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