2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

If you pursue a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 239 doctor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on clinical, counseling & applied psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for clinical, counseling & applied psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical, counseling & applied psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

The clinical psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in Minnesota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

16 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

15 Annual Graduates

$87,867 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to check out University of St Thomas Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their doctor's degree from University of St Thomas Minnesota receive $13,717 more than the standard clinical psychology graduate.

More information about a doctorate in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of St Thomas Minnesota

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	122	16
Iowa	110	13
Kansas	97	25
Nebraska	70	10
North Dakota	68	16
South Dakota	45	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Psychology

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	59
Clinical Psychology	51
Educational Psychology	28
Counseling Psychology	26
Forensic Psychology	26
Other Psychology & Counseling	22
School Psychology	17
Applied Behavior Analysis	10

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	170
Child Development & Psychology	54

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.