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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

70 Ranked Colleges
2,956 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 31,746 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,872 and had an average of $65,193 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,439 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,039 and $69,788 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,956 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 70 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling and applied psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent clinical, counseling and applied 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 clinical, counseling and applied psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

UW - La Crosse also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #25. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - La Crosse are $20,038, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 40 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #5 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’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 UW - Madison are $25,523.

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#3

Franklin University

Columbus, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Franklin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 63 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Franklin University are $16,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Franklin University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #4 spot on the list. Whitewater, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Whitewater are $19,200.

Full UW - Whitewater Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

#5

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 24 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois

Governors State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in University Park, Illinois, this small public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at GSU are $14,674, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - River Falls are $18,233, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a medium-sized school located in Menomonie, Wisconsin that handed out 43 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stout not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Stout are $16,851, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 94 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Michigan State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 7 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. IUPUI is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 1 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’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 IUPUI are $26,013.

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#12

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. UW - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire are $19,430.

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#13

University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, Illinois

With a ranking of #13, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Illinois at Springfield is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#15

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #15, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 80 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295.

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#16

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

Eastern Illinois University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Charleston, Illinois, and it awarded 14 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#17

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #17, National Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 168 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

NLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’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 National Louis University are $12,096.

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#18

Aurora University

Aurora, Illinois

Aurora University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Aurora, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Aurora are $13,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#19

Chicago State University

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. CSU is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 27 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at CSU are $15,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#20

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 63 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#21

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

With a ranking of #21, Northern Illinois University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#22

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #22. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 66 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#23

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #23. GVSU is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at GVSU are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GVSU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

#24

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

University of Detroit Mercy did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

Detroit Mercy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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