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

95 Colleges
$47,748 Avg Salary
$31,884 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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 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. This report analyzed 95 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

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 degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Adler University

Chicago, IL

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

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

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#7

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #8, Roosevelt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #9, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#11

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, IL

Wheaton College Illinois came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #12, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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#14

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #14, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #14, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Michigan School of Psychology Farmington Hills, MI
18 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI
19 Franklin University Columbus, OH
19 Alverno College Milwaukee, WI

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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