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

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

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

The Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for clinical psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate 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

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Michigan State 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 . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#4

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Carroll University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of University Heights, John Carroll is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #5 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 Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Grand Valley State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

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University of Detroit Mercy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.

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National Louis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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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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