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2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 9,220 people earned their degree in counseling psychology, making the major the 81st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 882 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in counseling psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent counseling psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the counseling psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at UND

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

Full Iowa Counseling Psychology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

SMU MN also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU MN are $10,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at SMU MN

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full KU Counseling Psychology Report

#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

University of South Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at University of South Dakota

#7

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN also took the #4 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814.

Full UST MN Counseling Psychology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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