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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$20,401 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,676 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, 370 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #52 most popular major in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical psychology majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

$8,715 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Missouri State University the best value school in Missouri for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Southeast Missouri State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,715 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 17 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 17 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CMU CGES are $6,720 a year.

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$7,762 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri Southern State University is a great value for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri Southern are $7,762 a year.

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#5

Park University

Parkville, MO
$8,853 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Park University are $8,853 a year.

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#6

Avila University

Kansas City, MO
$21,740 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Avila University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Kansas City, Avila is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Avila undergraduate students pay an average of $21,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year.

Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Missouri rankings.

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#8

Evangel University

Springfield, MO
$25,748 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Evangel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Evangel undergraduate students pay an average of $25,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,509 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $11,509 per year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Missouri list.

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#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO
$9,078 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCM are $9,078 a 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 Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,482
Kansas 255
Iowa 102
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.

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 17 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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