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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

32 Colleges
$20,310 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

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.

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

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

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

#1

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Chicago School Chicago Campus are $23,918 a year.

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National Louis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette 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. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheaton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wheaton College Illinois are $18,096 per year.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 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 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).

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