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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Counseling Psychology is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,463 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 670 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in counseling psychology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in counseling psychology.

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Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree counseling psychology students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 10 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at SMU MN

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 9 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at UST MN

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. 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 7 students 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%.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at University of North Dakota

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota

University of South Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #7. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 3 doctorate’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at University of South Dakota

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

With a ranking of #8, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Counseling Psychology Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Capella University

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