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

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

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, clinical, counseling and applied psychology was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 33,758 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Moorhead the best school in the Plains States Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota ranked #7 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Avila University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City 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. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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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 370
Minnesota 2,482
Kansas 255
Iowa 102
Nebraska 194
North Dakota 69
South Dakota 56

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 15 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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