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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$25,717 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,800 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for clinical psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Franklin University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

Franklin University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,577 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, clinical psychology majors at Franklin University accumulate an average of around $35,735 in student debt.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $14,436 in tuition and fees each year. On average, clinical psychology graduates from Purdue University Global take out $41,137 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

NLU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,169 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,768 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Miami University - Hamilton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the large suburb of Hamilton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami University - Hamilton are $16,943 a year.

Miami University - Hamilton also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Miami University - Middletown came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Middletown is a small public school located in the suburb of Middletown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami University - Middletown are $17,303 a year.

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#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #8, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ball State are $27,524 a year.

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#9

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tiffin.

Tiffin University undergraduate students pay an average of $28,480 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that clinical psychology majors at Tiffin University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,898. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $377, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

Judson University

Elgin, IL

With a ranking of #10, Judson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Judson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Elgin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Judson are $29,870 a year.

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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 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 20 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).

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