2026 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools in Missouri
[Clinical Psychology](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/clinical-psychology/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools to find the best return on investment for clinical psychology students.
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2026 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools in Missouri
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in clinical psychology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools
For return on investment in clinical psychology, no school beat Missouri Southern State University this year. Missouri Southern State University is a mid-sized public school located in the city of Joplin. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,600, while out-of-state students pay about $18,300. Students borrow a median of $22,241 to complete the clinical psychology program here. Soon after graduation, clinical psychology degree recipients from Missouri Southern State University generally make around $39,434. Set against $22,241 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 97%.
Missouri State University Springfield is a great value for students pursuing a degree in clinical psychology, landing the #2 spot this year. Missouri State University Springfield is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield. Students from in state pay about $9,502 in tuition and fees, compared with $18,770 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for clinical psychology graduates is $24,408. Early-career clinical psychology graduates make about $46,503. That is a strong return on a $24,408 median debt. Missouri State University Springfield admits about 90% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 6 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).
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