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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Adler Graduate School

Richfield, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Adler Graduate School is a great place for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Richfield, Adler Graduate School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Plains States Region . USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

About 50% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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#8

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

With a ranking of #8, Pittsburg State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

Full General Psychology at Pittsburg State University Report

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,009
Minnesota 3,142
Kansas 1,006
Iowa 1,272
Nebraska 664
North Dakota 298
South Dakota 272

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Psychology

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 8 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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