by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 5,125 people earned their degree in clinical psychology, making the major the 139th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 199 clinical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 129 clinical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in clinical psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular clinical psychology programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree clinical psychology students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 49 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. ESU is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Evangel University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Evangel University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. SLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 8 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Clinical Psychology Report
Loras College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Loras is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dubuque, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
University of Northern Iowa ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Clinical Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 5 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
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