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2023 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$29,054 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 195,678 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 99 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for psychology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 15% Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

College of Saint Benedict

Saint Joseph, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Benedict. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Saint Joseph, CSB is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Gustavus Adolphus College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the fringe town of Saint Peter, Gustavus Adolphus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

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#6

Wartburg College

Waverly, IA

Wartburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Waverly, Wartburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

Augsburg University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Morris landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the remote town of Morris, UMN Morris is a public college with a small student population.

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#12

Winona State University

Winona, MN

Winona State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#13

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #14, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
16 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
17 Luther College Decorah, IA
18 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
19 Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA

Best Psychology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,451
Minnesota 6,179
Iowa 1,444
South Dakota 328
Missouri 3,062
Nebraska 994
North Dakota 369

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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