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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

Check out the psychology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for general psychology students. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

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Out of the 50 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 50 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 4 spot on the list. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

With a ranking of #8, Tiffin University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Located in the distant town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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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.

  • 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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