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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region

26 Colleges
$31,524 Avg Salary
$28,616 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best school in the Plains States Region for general psychology students. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#3

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

The excellent programs at Loras College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general psychology programs. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general psychology programs. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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#10

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, MN

Metropolitan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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