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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Counseling Psychology is the 81st most popular major in the country with 9,220 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,180 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the counseling psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full UW - Madison Counseling Psychology Report

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 10 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students with aid list, Ball State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State University are $26,204.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Ball State University

#3

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

NLU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at National Louis University

#4

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 3 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at WMU

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 12 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at University of Akron Main Campus

#6

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Andrews University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Andrews University is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Andrews, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

University of Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UChicago Counseling Psychology Report

#8

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Marquette University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette are $21,690.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Marquette

#9

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Loyola University Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Loyola Chicago

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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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