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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,849 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,147 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree School for You

With 63 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #40 most popular major in Iowa.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for clinical psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNI are $10,569 per year.

UNI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Northern Iowa Report

#2

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Buena Vista University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.

BVU graduate students pay an average of $9,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Buena Vista University Report

#3

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Loras College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loras are $12,990 per year.

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#4

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drake are $11,988 per year.

Drake also took the #1 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

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Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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