2024 Best Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota

If you pursue a master's degree in counseling psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #22 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 master's degrees in counseling psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on counseling psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of counseling psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized counseling psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for counseling psychology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Counseling Psychology in South Dakota

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in counseling psychology.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Master's in Counseling Psychology

1

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

University of South Dakota is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in counseling psychology. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from University of South Dakota

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in counseling psychology has to take a look at South Dakota State University. South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Brookings.More information about a master’s 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
Missouri	361	199
Minnesota	355	205
Iowa	298	9
Kansas	254	68
Nebraska	211	25

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	2

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.