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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

74 Colleges
$12,923 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,147 Avg Salary

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

The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 74 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

Top 15% Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

Our analysis found Marian University to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marian are $11,286 per year.

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#2

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 a year.

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#3

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spring Arbor University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Spring Arbor graduate students pay an average of $8,383 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.

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#5

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 74 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alverno College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Alverno graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

With a ranking of #6, Xavier University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.

Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#8

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

With a ranking of #8, Trinity Christian College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Palos Heights, Trinity Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity Christian are $10,708 per year.

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#9

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

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

Valpo graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

UW - Stout graduate students pay an average of $17,213 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Stout also did well on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Huntington University Huntington, IN
13 Ottawa University - Milwaukee Brookfield, WI
14 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges 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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