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2023 Most Popular 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.

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The Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

Of the 50 students majoring in psychology at IWU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Read full report on General Psychology at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana Institute of Technology is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at Indiana Institute of Technology

#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cleveland State University is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full General Psychology at Cleveland State University Report

#4

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Out of the 49 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tiffin University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full General Psychology at Tiffin University Report

Out of the 49 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.

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

Full General Psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#7

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Adler University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full General Psychology at Adler University Report

Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full General Psychology at Northern Illinois University Report

Illinois State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in psychology at Illinois State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full General Psychology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools 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 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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