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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,849 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,147 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree School for You

With 102 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #95 most popular major in Iowa.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Iowa 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

UNI graduate students pay an average of $10,569 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Northern Iowa

#2

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the # 2 spot on the list. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at BVU are $9,936 a year.

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#3

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loras College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loras are $12,990 per year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Loras College Report

#4

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

Drake graduate students pay an average of $11,988 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Drake also took the #1 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Drake University Report

Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 370
Minnesota 2,482
Kansas 255
Nebraska 194
North Dakota 69
South Dakota 56

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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