2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in South Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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 Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in South Dakota 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. 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 Schools in South Dakota

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

Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

31 Degrees

#6 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,432 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in South Dakota for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $9,432 per year.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of South Dakota

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

23 Degrees

#3 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $9,299 per year.

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

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at South Dakota State University Report

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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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