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2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

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Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 977 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Ohio 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Wright State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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Out of the 12 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 13 students majoring in psychology at UC, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at University of Akron Main Campus Report

Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

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#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in psychology at University of Toledo, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,220
Indiana 735
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 12 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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