2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
With 42,013 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best school in the Plains States Region for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
University of Kansas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 375 |
| Missouri | 518 |
| Minnesota | 3,279 |
| Iowa | 89 |
| North Dakota | 79 |
| Nebraska | 179 |
| South Dakota | 71 |
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Psychology Related Rankings by Major
Psychology Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29,224 |
| General Psychology | 8,051 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
| Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Majors Similar to Psychology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 199,724 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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