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2024 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Iowa

7 Colleges in Iowa
102 Clinical Psychology Degrees Awarded
$42,514 Avg Early-Career Salary
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #33 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 102 degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Iowa Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for clinical, counseling & applied psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Clinical Psychology
Master's Degrees in Clinical Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Clinical Psychology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college 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 Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 clinical psychology degree levels they offer.

Top Iowa Schools in Clinical Psychology

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$62,536 Median Starting Salary

University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the clinical, counseling & applied psychology major at University of Iowa make $20,022 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
23.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Northern Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 26 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IA

Saint Ambrose University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Davenport. This university ranks 10th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 13 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at St. Ambrose University in the most recent data year.

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Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IA

Drake University is a great option for students interested in a degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Drake is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Des Moines. A Best Colleges rank of #224 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drake is a great university overall.

There were about 8 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent data year.

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Loras College
Dubuque, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IA
88.9% Growth in Graduates

Loras is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Dubuque. This college ranks 16th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 9 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Loras in the most recent data year.

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Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In IA

BVU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Storm Lake. This university ranks 19th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were approximately 7 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at BVU in the most recent data year.

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Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Mount Vernon, Cornell College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 820th out of 2,217 colleges for overall quality nationwide.

There were about 8 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Cornell College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 2,341
Missouri 283 351
Kansas 266 193
Nebraska 238 182
North Dakota 210 68
South Dakota 204 54

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology 35
School Psychology 13
Forensic Psychology 13
Clinical Psychology 12
Educational Psychology 11
Applied Behavior Analysis 10
Applied Psychology 8

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 1,275
Child Development & Psychology 69
Other Psychology 1

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