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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.

Check out the psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 70% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 3 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in psychology at USD, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

Adler Graduate School

Richfield, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Adler Graduate School is a great place for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Adler Graduate School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Richfield.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate general psychology programs. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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