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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 72% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Adler University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Adler University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 77% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 87% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Main Campus is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

Women make up 76% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#6

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #6, University of Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, UIndy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in clinical psychology at UIndy, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Western Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Of the 21 students majoring in clinical psychology at WMU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#10

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #10, Roosevelt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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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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