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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Kentucky

15 Colleges
$33,886 Avg Salary
$26,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 7th in Kentucky. In fact, 819 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Psychology Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Kentucky to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a .

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

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#2

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindsey Wilson College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Kentucky list. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Columbia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

The excellent programs at Spalding University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

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Asbury Theological Seminary landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Located in the town of Wilmore, Asbury Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Campbellsville.

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#9

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Union College Kentucky came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in Kentucky ranking. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 134
Florida 2,049
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
North Carolina 318
Georgia 495
West Virginia 195
Louisiana 249
South Carolina 169
Arkansas 47
Alabama 355

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 15 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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