2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You
With 141,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
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The Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 62% of the psychology majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
About 71% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in psychology at Illinois Tech, 7% are male and 93% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.
Read full report on General Psychology at Northern Illinois University
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.
Wayne State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.
About 56% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 44% are male.
Read full report on General Psychology at Wayne State University
Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
Women make up 44% of the psychology majors at the school.
Read full report on General Psychology at Michigan State University
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
Read full report on General Psychology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general psychology programs. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
About 78% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.
Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 50% are male.
Best General Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2,813 |
| Ohio | 3,937 |
| Illinois | 3,656 |
| Indiana | 1,890 |
| Wisconsin | 2,230 |
Majors Related to Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 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 BruceBlaus.
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