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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$22,665 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,102 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology students earned 2,373 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Minnesota 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.

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 Schools in Minnesota

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

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

$9,146 Average Tuition & Fees

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 degree in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 per year.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Minnesota list.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$9,170 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 a year.

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$9,468 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 3 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Moorhead are $9,468 a year.

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$39,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMU MN are $39,410 a year.

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#5

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN
$40,080 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Bethel University Minnesota undergraduate students pay an average of $40,080 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, Bethel University Minnesota is ranked #4 for overall quality for clinical psychology in Minnesota.

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$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $15,254 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #5.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
$14,148 Average Tuition & Fees

Capella University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Capella University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,148 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$48,329 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UST MN are $48,329 a year.

UST MN also took the #1 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Minnesota 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
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 9 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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