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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region

29 Colleges
$31,524 Avg Salary
$28,616 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. 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.

The Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a .

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for general psychology students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Iowa State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#7

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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#9

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools 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 27 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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