2024 Best Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa

Ranked #90 in popularity, counseling psychology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

There was only one school in Iowa to review for the 2024 Best Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa ranking.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Counseling Psychology Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Counseling Psychology in Iowa

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the counseling psychology degree levels they offer.

Top Iowa Schools in Counseling Psychology

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Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in counseling psychology needs to take a look at Buena Vista University. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in counseling psychology from Buena Vista University

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in counseling psychology needs to look into University of Iowa. Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City.More information about a degree in counseling psychology from University of Iowa

 

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
Minnesota	742	241
Missouri	693	208
Kansas	599	74
Nebraska	500	51
North Dakota	416	7
South Dakota	381	52

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
School Psychology	13
Forensic Psychology	13
Clinical Psychology	12
Educational Psychology	11
Applied Behavior Analysis	10
Applied Psychology	8

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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.