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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

32 Colleges
$54,380 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 69 students majoring in clinical psychology at Purdue University Global, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 9% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

About 86% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 14% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 10% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 5% are male.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, clinical psychology majors at UC accumulate an average of around $20,566 in student debt.

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#6

Martin University

Indianapolis, IN

Martin University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Martin University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 17 students majoring in clinical psychology at Martin University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 93% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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#9

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges 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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