2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Psychology Associate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Park University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for psychology students working on their associate degree. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Women make up 91% of the psychology majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.
About 64% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 36% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upper Iowa University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in psychology at UIU, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Barton County Community College is a great place for psychology students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Northeast Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.
Of the 14 students majoring in psychology at Northeast, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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Butler Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Butler CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of El Dorado.
About 58% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 42% are male.
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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree psychology programs. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.
About 50% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 50% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, Iowa Lakes Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online associate degree. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school located in the town of Estherville.
Of the 2 students majoring in psychology at Iowa Lakes Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Southeastern Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree psychology programs. Southeastern Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of West Burlington.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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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Majors Related to Psychology
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 12 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.