2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 105 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a .
Top 15% Most Popular Psychology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for psychology students. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adler University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for psychology students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for psychology students. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.
Purdue University Global came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.
Roosevelt University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. UWM is a very large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Loyola University Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Western Michigan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #12 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
Wayne State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.
Kent State University at Kent landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Wheaton College Illinois came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Wright State University - Main Campus | Dayton, OH |
| 17 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 18 | Tiffin University | Tiffin, OH |
| 19 | Michigan School of Psychology | Farmington Hills, MI |
| 20 | Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global | Marion, IN |
| 21 | University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN |
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2,220 |
| Indiana | 735 |
| Ohio | 977 |
| Wisconsin | 529 |
| Michigan | 745 |
Majors Related to Psychology
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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.
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