2025 Best Counseling Psychology Schools in South Dakota

Counseling Psychology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #90 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Counseling Psychology Schools in South Dakota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 54 degrees in counseling psychology to qualified students.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Counseling Psychology Schools in South Dakota list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Counseling Psychology in South Dakota

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the counseling psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top South Dakota Schools in Counseling Psychology

1

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded

3.1% Growth in Graduates

University of South Dakota is a great option for students interested in a degree in counseling psychology. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in counseling psychology from University of South Dakota

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat South Dakota State University if you wish to pursue a degree in counseling psychology. South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Brookings.More information about a degree in counseling psychology from South Dakota State University

Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	241
Missouri	693	208
Iowa	648	35
Kansas	599	74
Nebraska	500	51
North Dakota	416	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Counseling Psychology

One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Counseling Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	1

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.