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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

113 Colleges
$47,748 Avg Salary
$31,884 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 113 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

The average amount in student loans that clinical psychology majors at Purdue University Global take out is $42,125.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#3

Adler University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Adler University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Clinical Psychology majors at UC take out an average of $18,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

The average amount in student loans that clinical psychology majors at WMU take out is $27,000.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#11

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average amount in student loans that clinical psychology majors at Franklin University take out is $35,250.

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#12

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, IL

Wheaton College Illinois came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheaton.

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Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

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With a ranking of #14, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

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#15

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #15 on the list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
18 Michigan School of Psychology Farmington Hills, MI
19 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI
20 Alverno College Milwaukee, WI
21 Tiffin University Tiffin, OH
21 University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools 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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