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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

39 Colleges
$30,275 Avg Salary
$26,779 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Psychology 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for general psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Full General Psychology at Northwestern University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Full General Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for general psychology students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Psychology at Marquette University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for general psychology students. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full General Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 39 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full General Psychology at Michigan State University Report

#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

With a ranking of #6, Xavier University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full General Psychology at Xavier University Report

Miami University - Oxford landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general psychology programs. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #8, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Full General Psychology at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #9, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Full General Psychology at Illinois State University Report

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 85
Illinois 249
Ohio 174
Indiana 137
Wisconsin 64

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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 25 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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