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2023 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree 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.

The Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#2

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general psychology programs. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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

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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