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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,251 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,147 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 56 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for clinical psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the clinical psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

USD graduate students pay an average of $7,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $9,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota 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 Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 2 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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