2025 Best Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in counseling psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #52 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 47 doctor's degrees in counseling psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Counseling Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The counseling psychology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to counseling psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other counseling psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized counseling psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for counseling psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Counseling Psychology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Counseling Psychology in the Plains States Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for counseling psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology

1

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

University of North Dakota is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. UND is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Grand Forks.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from University of North Dakota

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

University of Kansas is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from University of Kansas

3

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of St Thomas Minnesota if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from University of St Thomas Minnesota

Best Counseling Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best counseling psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	20
Iowa	177	10
Missouri	175	9
Kansas	134	6
North Dakota	88	7
South Dakota	57	3

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Counseling Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Counseling Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	78
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	66
Educational Psychology	46
Forensic Psychology	26
Other Psychology & Counseling	22
School Psychology	18
Applied Behavior Analysis	10
Clinical Child Psychology	6
Community Psychology	2
Applied Psychology	1

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.