2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Ranked #7 in popularity, clinical, counseling & applied psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 339 master's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of clinical, counseling & applied psychology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality clinical psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. 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 make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master'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 - How many other clinical, counseling & applied psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 much debt clinical, counseling & applied psychology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical, counseling & applied psychology related body.

Our full 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 master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in Indiana

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Indiana Schools for a Master's in Clinical Psychology

1

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

126 Annual Graduates

$47,314 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to take a look at Ball State University. Ball State is a very large public university located in the small city of Muncie.

Master's students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make around $47,314 in the first couple years of working.

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2

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

18 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to look into Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Indiana University - Bloomington

3

Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

10 Annual Graduates

Indiana State University is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Indiana State is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Terre Haute.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Indiana State University

4

University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

23 Annual Graduates

$44,542 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Indianapolis if you want to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $44,542.

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5

Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN

15 Annual Graduates

$47,384 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $47,384.

More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Valparaiso University

6

Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

95 Annual Graduates

$44,058 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program report average early career income of $44,058.

More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Purdue University Global

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	1,441
Michigan	211	448
Ohio	207	549
Wisconsin	173	399

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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
Educational Psychology	174
Counseling Psychology	52
School Psychology	47
Clinical Psychology	34
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	17
Community Psychology	6
Other Psychology & Counseling	5
Applied Behavior Analysis	3
Applied Psychology	1

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	98
Child Development & Psychology	45
Other Psychology	30

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.