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2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 882 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in counseling psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality counseling psychology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 counseling psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality
$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality
$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri
#6 in overall quality
$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality
$10,260 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 12 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU MN are $10,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Counseling Psychology Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality
$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

KU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality
$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

USD also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality
$24,814 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. UST MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, 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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