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2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

7 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 31,746 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,872 and had an average of $65,193 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 652 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,050 and $44,482 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in clinical, counseling and applied psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs and cost less that 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 clinical, counseling and applied psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in Michigan

#1

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 12 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan doctor’s degree clinical psychology students list, Central Michigan has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 8 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Detroit Mercy. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. This small school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy also took the #3 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

Andrews University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan ranking. Andrews is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 7 doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Andrews also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews University are $28,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Michigan School of Psychology

Farmington Hills, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Michigan School of Psychology landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan ranking. Farmington Hills, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan doctor’s degree clinical psychology students list, MSP has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan School of Psychology are $35,124, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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