2026 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools in Kansas
[Counseling Psychology](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/counseling-psychology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong counseling psychology education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find the best return on investment for counseling psychology students.
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2026 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools in Kansas
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in counseling psychology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools
For return on investment in counseling psychology, no school beat University Of Kansas this year. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $12,102 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $30,432. Typical student debt for counseling psychology graduates is $23,608. Soon after graduation, counseling psychology degree recipients from University Of Kansas generally make around $79,622. Set against $23,608 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 94%.
A rank of #2 makes University Of Saint Mary one of the best values for counseling psychology. Located in the town of Leavenworth, University Of Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $35,380 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $27,810 to complete the counseling psychology program here. Soon after graduation, counseling psychology degree recipients from University Of Saint Mary generally make around $55,244. That is a strong return on a $27,810 median debt. Roughly 87% of applicants are accepted.
A rank of #3 makes Midamerica Nazarene University one of the best values for counseling psychology. Midamerica Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Olathe. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $37,174. Typical student debt for counseling psychology graduates is $25,740. Early-career counseling psychology graduates make about $47,940. That is a strong return on a $25,740 median debt. The acceptance rate is 79%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 4 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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