2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for clinical psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Xavier University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Xavier graduate students pay an average of $12,076 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 Illinois State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’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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Out of the 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.
Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago 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 . The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The Chicago School Chicago Campus graduate students pay an average of $23,918 in tuition and fees each year.
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National Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’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 graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 per year.
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Northern Illinois 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 #8 on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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Wheaton College Illinois 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 #9 on the list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheaton.
Wheaton College Illinois graduate students pay an average of $18,096 in tuition and fees each year.
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Loyola University Chicago 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
| 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.
- 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.