2024 Best Clinical Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
19
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
390
Doctor's Degrees
If you pursue a doctor's degree in
clinical psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #12 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 19 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Clinical Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 390 doctor's degrees in clinical psychology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Clinical Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree
The clinical psychology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on clinical psychology students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of clinical psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical psychology related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for clinical psychology students working on their doctor's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.