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2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Missouri

12 Colleges in Missouri
449 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$54,163 Avg Early-Career Salary
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #33 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 12 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of clinical, counseling & applied psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 449 degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology annually.

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Missouri Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for clinical, counseling & applied psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Clinical Psychology
Master's Degrees in Clinical Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Clinical Psychology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Missouri list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in Missouri

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the clinical psychology degree levels they offer.

10 Top Missouri Schools in Clinical Psychology

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$62,182 Median Starting Salary

Saint Louis University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.

There were about 10 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year. Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology degree recipients from Saint Louis University earn a boost of about $8,019 over the average income of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MO
57 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded

Missouri State University - Springfield is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Missouri State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Springfield. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 57 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Psychology Program Name

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MO

Every student pursuing a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to take a look at University of Missouri - St Louis. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #632 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMSL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 26 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available.

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
132 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
10.6% Growth in Graduates

Webster University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #273 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.

There were approximately 132 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make about $42,026 in the first couple years of their career.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MO
32.0% Growth in Graduates

Maryville U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #319 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Maryville U is a great university overall.

There were about 25 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Maryville U in the most recent data year.

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Avila University
Kansas City, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$56,895 Median Starting Salary

Avila is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Kansas City. This university ranks 34th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 33 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Avila in the most recent year we have data available. Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their degree from Avila University earn $2,732 more than the typical clinical psychology student.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MO
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #259 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great university overall.

There were about 18 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent year we have data available.

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Masters Degree Type
MS in Psychology Program Name

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MO

Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Cape Girardeau. This university ranks 23rd out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 4 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Missouri State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Park University
Parkville, MO
Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type

Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Parkville. This university ranks 16th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.More information about a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Park University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$49,762 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 10 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make an average of $49,762 for their early career.

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

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 2,341
Kansas 266 193
Iowa 264 102
Nebraska 238 182
North Dakota 210 68
South Dakota 204 54

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology 212
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 72
Forensic Psychology 48
Clinical Psychology 34
Health/Medical Psychology 33
Educational Psychology 14
School Psychology 13
Applied Behavior Analysis 12
Applied Psychology 7
Community Psychology 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 1,882
Child Development & Psychology 598
Other Psychology 31

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