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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

21 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. 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 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the clinical psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 11% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Emporia State 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 Plains States Region . ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

Women make up 86% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Emporia State University Report

Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in clinical psychology at MNU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pittsburg State University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in clinical psychology at Pitt State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 88% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#8

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Avila University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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

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University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

About 71% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 350
Minnesota 2,373
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 21 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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