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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

With 29,224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 72% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Adler University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Adler University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Out of the 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 94% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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Out of the 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 76% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#6

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

University of Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 26 students majoring in clinical psychology at UIndy, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

About 70% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Western Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in clinical psychology at WMU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

About 50% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#10

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 76% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 590
Illinois 1,880
Ohio 700
Indiana 490
Wisconsin 454

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 25 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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