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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$25,044 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,514 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNI are $9,053 a year.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Northern Iowa

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa are $9,942 a year.

Iowa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa list.

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

#3

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA
$37,518 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Buena Vista University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.

BVU undergraduate students pay an average of $37,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

#4

Loras College

Dubuque, IA
$35,268 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loras College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa list. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loras are $35,268 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Loras College Report

#5

Drake University

Des Moines, IA
$45,912 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Drake University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Iowa. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

Drake undergraduate students pay an average of $45,912 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Drake is ranked #2 for overall quality for clinical psychology in Iowa.

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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 5 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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