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2023 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

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Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 375 degrees and certificates from a Kansas school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

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The Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Kansas 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Emporia State University the most popular school in Kansas for psychology students working on their master’s degree. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

Women make up 90% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Psychology at MidAmerica Nazarene University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

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

Read full report on Psychology at Wichita State University

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 11 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 21% are male.

Read full report on Psychology at University of Kansas

Out of the 11 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

Women make up 88% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Fort Hays State University Report

#6

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at Pittsburg State University

#7

University of Saint Mary

Leavenworth, KS

University of Saint Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of St. Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Leavenworth.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Psychology at University of Saint Mary

#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Women make up 43% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Kansas State University Report

#9

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Psychology at Washburn University

#10

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Overland Park.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 518
Minnesota 3,279
Iowa 89
North Dakota 79
Nebraska 179
South Dakota 71

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 11 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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