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

If you pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #7 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 423 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

The clinical psychology master'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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 clinical, counseling & applied psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for clinical, counseling & applied psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master'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 colleges for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Clinical Psychology

1

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

58 Annual Graduates

$61,846 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Western Michigan University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. WMU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from Western Michigan University receive an earnings boost of approximately $8,934 over the typical earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology majors.

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

2

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

71 Annual Graduates

$58,918 Median Starting Salary

Wayne State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology master's degree recipients from Wayne State University receive an earnings boost of around $6,006 above the typical earnings of clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates.

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3

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

15 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to look into Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Michigan State University

4

University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

23 Annual Graduates

$54,597 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to check out University of Detroit Mercy. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program report average early career wages of $54,597.

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

5

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

13 Annual Graduates

$54,320 Median Starting Salary

GVSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Allendale.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $54,320.

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6

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

33 Annual Graduates

$48,912 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program report average early career wages of $48,912.

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7

University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Michigan - Dearborn

8

Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI

33 Annual Graduates

$38,622 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Soon after graduation, clinical psychology master's recipients typically earn around $38,622 in their early careers.

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9

Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI

63 Annual Graduates

$47,874 Median Starting Salary

Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Spring Arbor.

Master's students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program earn around $47,874 in the first couple years of their career.

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	1,441
Ohio	207	549
Indiana	191	317
Wisconsin	173	399

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	140
Clinical Psychology	108
Applied Behavior Analysis	69
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	47
School Psychology	47
Educational Psychology	12

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	61
Child Development & Psychology	37
Other Psychology	9

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.