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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 25 degrees and certificates were awarded to general psychology students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #69 most popular major in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky 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.

Check out the psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the most popular school in Kentucky for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on General Psychology at Western Kentucky University

#2

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Out of the 4 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Union College Kentucky landed the # 2 spot on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.

Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at Union College Kentucky

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in Kentucky. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Read full report on General Psychology at Eastern Kentucky University

#4

Brescia University

Owensboro, KY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brescia University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in Kentucky. Located in the small city of Owensboro, Brescia University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 304
Florida 490
Georgia 160
North Carolina 187
Tennessee 124
Louisiana 151
Alabama 88
South Carolina 23
Mississippi 57
Arkansas 19
West Virginia 153

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 4 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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