2027 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools in Minnesota
[Counseling Psychology](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/counseling-psychology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for counseling psychology students.
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2027 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools in Minnesota
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the counseling psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools
Saint Marys University Of Minnesota earned the #1 spot for value among counseling psychology schools in Minnesota. Set in the town of Winona, Saint Marys University Of Minnesota is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $45,080. Counseling Psychology graduates carry a median of $27,081 in student loans. Early-career counseling psychology graduates make about $67,111. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 93% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Capella University earned it the #2 place for counseling psychology. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,400. Typical student debt for counseling psychology graduates is $35,998. Soon after graduation, counseling psychology degree recipients from Capella University generally make around $72,053. That is a strong return on a $35,998 median debt.
A rank of #3 makes Crown College one of the best values for counseling psychology. Located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius, Crown College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $31,410 in tuition and fees. Counseling Psychology graduates carry a median of $46,863 in student loans. Soon after graduation, counseling psychology degree recipients from Crown College generally make around $50,088. That is a strong return on a $46,863 median debt. Crown College admits about 23% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in counseling psychology will find it at University Of St Thomas Minnesota, which ranked #4. University Of St Thomas Minnesota is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. Students from in state pay about $54,398 in tuition and fees. Counseling Psychology graduates carry a median of $23,923 in student loans. Counseling Psychology graduates of University Of St Thomas Minnesota earn a median of $70,330 early in their careers. Set against $23,923 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 85% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 4 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
