2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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.
The Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Iowa to see which 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. 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.
Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named University of Northern Iowa the best value school in Iowa for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.
UNI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNI is ranked #5 for overall quality for clinical psychology in Iowa.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa are $9,942 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buena Vista University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa list. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Storm Lake.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BVU are $37,518 per year.
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Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Loras College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.
Loras undergraduate students pay an average of $35,268 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drake are $45,912 per year.
Drake not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa list.
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Saint Ambrose University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa ranking. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Ambrose University are $33,570 per year.
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Cornell College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa list. Cornell College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Mount Vernon.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cornell College are $47,726 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges 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 |
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Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
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 7 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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