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2023 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

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Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 375 degrees and certificates from a Kansas school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

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The Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Kansas Schools for a Master's in Psychology

Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

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#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Kansas. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Ottawa University - Online landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Emporia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 518
Minnesota 3,279
Iowa 89
North Dakota 79
Nebraska 179
South Dakota 71

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

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 9 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen.

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