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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$30,245 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,514 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

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 degree in Iowa. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNI are $9,053 a year.

UNI also made our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.

Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa list.

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#3

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA
$37,518 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Buena Vista University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.

BVU undergraduate students pay an average of $37,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Loras College

Dubuque, IA
$35,268 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loras College is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loras are $35,268 a year.

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#5

Drake University

Des Moines, IA
$45,912 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

Drake undergraduate students pay an average of $45,912 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, Drake is ranked #3 for overall quality for clinical psychology in Iowa.

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#6

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA
$33,570 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Ambrose University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Davenport.

St. Ambrose University undergraduate students pay an average of $33,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Cornell College

Mount Vernon, IA
$47,726 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Cornell College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Cornell College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Mount Vernon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell College are $47,726 per year.

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

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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