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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Missouri

16 Colleges
$32,252 Avg Salary
$26,802 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 9th in Missouri. In fact, 518 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Missouri 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Colleges.

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the most popular school in Missouri for psychology students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

The excellent programs at Avila University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Avila is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Missouri. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Covenant Theological Seminary

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 16 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Covenant Theological Seminary landed the # 5 spot on the list. Covenant Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Missouri list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 375
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

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 16 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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