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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$16,364 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,380 Avg Salary

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

With 672 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #43 most popular major in Michigan.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Michigan. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #3 for overall quality for clinical psychology in Michigan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Dearborn are $14,510 a year.

UM Dearborn also took the #4 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan rankings.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. GVSU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Detroit Mercy are $21,276 per year.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #6, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wayne State are $18,937 a year.

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Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 781
Illinois 1,978
Indiana 927
Wisconsin 454

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

Majors Similar 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 6 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.

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