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

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$61,988 Avg Salary

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

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #30 most popular major in the country with 33,758 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the clinical psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

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

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Adler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#8

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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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 672
Ohio 781
Illinois 1,978
Indiana 927
Wisconsin 454

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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