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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region

7 Colleges
$35,298 Avg Salary
$29,022 Avg Student Debt

With 42,013 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Online Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online psychology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent online programs at Fort Hays State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Plains States Region . FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for psychology students pursuing an online degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best psychology programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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#7

Adler Graduate School

Richfield, MN

Adler Graduate School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Adler Graduate School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Richfield.

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Explore the most popular online 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 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 7 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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