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

54 Colleges
$44,097 Avg Salary
$39,913 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. 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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 54 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#5

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bellevue University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Adler Graduate School

Richfield, MN

With a ranking of #6, Adler Graduate School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Adler Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Richfield.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Emporia State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

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Honorable Mentions

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

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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 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 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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