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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$65,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor'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 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor'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. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Of the 21 students majoring in psychology at UWM, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Full General Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 71% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 93% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 7% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in psychology at NIU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Women make up 92% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in psychology at Michigan State, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full General Psychology at Michigan State University Report

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 56% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at Wayne State University

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Psychology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #10, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 50% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at Northwestern University

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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

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 19 schools only.

  • 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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