by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Clinical Psychology is the 139th most popular major in the country with 5,507 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 196 clinical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 clinical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in clinical psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in clinical psychology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Evangel University landed the #1 spot on the list. Evangel University is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 13 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loras College landed the #2 spot on the list. Loras College is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Emporia State University is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Clinical Psychology Report
Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 3 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Clinical Psychology at University of Northern Iowa
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 6 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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