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For those who are compassionate and dedicated, a career that’s focused on helping their fellow people better cope with mental illness and behavioral health troubles usually starts with a specialized degree. For people who are interested in becoming licensed psychologists, for instance, the journey usually includes earning a doctoral degree, such as a Doctor of Psychology, or Psy.D.

Students in Indiana have a couple of options for Psy.D. degrees that can help them become qualified and licensed, and a few other doctoral programs have earned accreditation from the American Psychological Association (APA).

What’s On This Page

  • Quick Facts
  • Indiana PsyD Programs
  • Indiana Psychologist Requirements
  • Indiana Doctorate Salary Outlook

Quick Facts:

  • The state of Indiana has 46 colleges and universities that are not-for-profit in the state that offer psychology programs.
  • The University of Notre Dame has the highest graduation rate of any other school in the state at 95%.
  • The university in the state of Indiana that boasts the lowest tuition is Purdue University with an average tuition of $6,942.
  • Both Earlham College and Hanover College were ranked on Princeton Review’s Great Schools for Psychology Majors in 2018.
  • Indiana State University was the first school to offer a P.h.D program in School Psychology which started back in 1965.

List of PsyD Degree Programs in Indiana

Two universities offer APA-accredited Psy.D. degrees in the state of Indiana, and several others offer Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology. Let’s take a look at the options here in Indiana.

Indiana State University

Home to an APA-accredited Psy.D. degree since 1985, Indiana State University has the older of the two APA-accredited Psy.D. programs in the state. A total of 77 students have completed the program since the 2009-10 school year, and nearly all of them (97%) have earned professional licensure.

  • Institution type: Public
  • Campus: Terre Haute
  • Annual tuition: $8,799 in-state, $17,283 out-of-state
  • Degrees offered: PsyD in Clinical Psychology
  • Accreditation: APA
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University of Indianapolis

The University of Indianapolis has offered an APA-accredited Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology since 2000, and today students can choose from three concentrations, health and behavioral medicine, child/adolescent, and adult psychopathology and psychotherapy. Nearly 250 students have earned the degree since 2009, and 83% have earned professional licensure.

  • Institution type: Private, not-for-profit
  • Campus: Indianapolis
  • Tuition: $920 per credit-hour
  • Degrees offered: PsyD in Clinical Psychology
  • Accreditation: APA
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Other Psychology Doctorates in Indiana

Indiana University

At its flagship campus in Bloomington, Indiana University hosts a Clinical Psychological Sciences Ph.D. that’s been accredited by the APA since 1948. The program’s main mission is to train clinical psychologists, and other Ph.D. focus areas include cognitive, developmental, social and others. Thirty students have completed the Clinical Psychological Sciences Ph.D. since 2009-10, and every graduate who sought licensure obtained it.

  • Institution type: Public
  • Campus: Bloomington
  • Annual tuition: Students admitted to PhD programs in psychology are awarded full tuition and stipends
  • Degrees offered: PhD in Clinical Psychological Sciences
  • Accreditation: APA
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Purdue University

Purdue University’s Ph.D. in Clinical Psychological Sciences has been accredited by the APA since 1948. Between 2008 and 2018, 27 students completed their training in Purdue’s program, and 81% of graduates between 2002 and 2010 were licensed in at least one state two years after completing the program.

  • Institution type: Public
  • Campus: West Lafayette
  • Annual tuition: Students admitted to PhD programs in psychology are awarded full tuition and stipends
  • Degrees offered: PhD in Clinical Psychological Sciences
  • Accreditation: APA
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

IUPUI’s Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology is a Purdue degree that’s been accredited by the APA since 1996. Three dozen scholars have completed the program since 2009, and 77% have gone on to earn professional licensure.

  • Institution type: Public
  • Campus: Indianapolis
  • Annual tuition: Most students receive tuition and stipends
  • Degrees offered: PhD in Clinical Psychology
  • Accreditation: APA
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University of Notre Dame

APA-accredited since 2001, Notre Dame’s Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology leads a broad selection of psychology Ph.D. degrees offered at the university, including cognition, developmental and quantitative. A total of 26 students have earned their degrees since the first year of accreditation, and 70% have earned licensure.

  • Institution type: Private, not-for-profit
  • Campus: South Bend
  • Annual tuition: All admitted students receive a full tuition waiver and annual stipend
  • Degrees offered: PhD in Clinical Psychology
  • Accreditation: APA
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How to Become a Psychologist in Indiana

What does it take to become licensed to legally practice as a psychologist in Indiana? Let’s explore what’s involved, including education and licensure examinations.

  1. Complete your bachelor’s degree in psychology or a closely related field. Depending on your chosen school, it may not be necessary to major in psychology in college, but it will certainly make you a more attractive applicant. Related fields could include biology or social work. Some doctoral psychology programs require applicants without undergraduate psychology majors to have a master’s degree in the field.
  2. Earn a doctoral degree. The state of Indiana requires psychologist license applicants to have either a Ph.D. or a Psy.D. degree from an APA-accredited institution, including an internship that must be listed on their transcript. Applicants with degrees from non-APA-accredited schools can still apply, but they will have to show more extensive documentation, including course descriptions and syllabi.
  3. Apply for state licensure. In addition to doctoral work, applicants must pass the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology or an equivalent exam in a specialty area that the applicant will need to get approved by the state’s Professional Licensing Agency, as well as the state jurisprudence examination.
  4. Keep up with requirements. Psychologist licenses in Indiana expire every two years.

Indiana Clinical Psychologist Salary and Job Outlook

Clinical, counseling and school psychologists in Indiana can expect to earn far higher salaries than the average worker in the state, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s because their average wage is $80,750, while the average for all jobs in Indiana is just over $45,000.

These jobs are also expected to become considerably more common in Indiana over the next decade, with growth for clinical psychologists expected to be more than 15%, which is among the highest in the country and far higher than the growth rate projection for all jobs in the U.S. of about 5%.