2023 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Psychology Master'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.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 1,589 students majoring in psychology at Capella University, 14% are male and 86% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the psychology majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Adler Graduate School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Adler Graduate School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Richfield.
Of the 77 students majoring in psychology at Adler Graduate School, 23% are male and 77% are female.
University of North Dakota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
About 81% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.
Avila University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.
Of the 50 students majoring in psychology at Avila, 20% are male and 80% are female.
With a ranking of #10, Emporia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.
About 90% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 10% are male.
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology schools 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 |
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 |
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 26 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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