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2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

Check out the psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#2

Adler University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adler University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 36 students majoring in psychology at UW - Madison, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 91% of the psychology majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Women make up 73% of the psychology majors at the school.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 29 students majoring in psychology at U-M, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in psychology at Wright State University - Main Campus, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#9

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

University of Indianapolis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree psychology programs. UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

About 85% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 15% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,220
Indiana 735
Ohio 977
Wisconsin 529
Michigan 745

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 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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