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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$17,148 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,380 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 the Plains States Region

Check out the clinical psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Moorhead to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Moorhead are $11,052 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

#2

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Avila University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Avila are $8,598 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Avila University Report

#3

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

UNL also took the #3 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

MNU graduate students pay an average of $13,024 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Pitt State graduate students pay an average of $19,560 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Pittsburg State University Report

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.

  • 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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