2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best school in the Plains States Region for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.
Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.
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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #7 on this year’s Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
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 |
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Psychology Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
| 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 21 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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