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2023 Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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$53,151 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

General Psychology is the #35 most popular major in the country with 8,051 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Psychology

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best school for general psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 81
Minnesota 634
Iowa 26
Kansas 74
Nebraska 33
North Dakota 15
South Dakota 15

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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