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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges
$21,435 Avg Salary
$18,347 Avg Student Debt

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

Women make up 91% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Park University Report

#2

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Waldorf University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Plains States Region . 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.

Full Psychology at Waldorf University Report

#3

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Upper Iowa University 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 remote 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barton County Community College. 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 Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Barton County Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Psychology at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies Report

With a ranking of #6, Northeast Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online associate degree. Northeast is a moderately-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.

Read full report on Psychology at Northeast Community College

#7

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS

Butler Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree psychology programs. Butler CC is a medium-sized public school located in the 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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With a ranking of #8, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online associate degree. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.

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

Read full report on Psychology at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

#8

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, IA

Iowa Lakes Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree psychology programs. 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.

Read full report on Psychology at Iowa Lakes Community College

#10

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, IA

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 town of West Burlington.

Full Psychology at Southeastern Community College Report

Explore the most popular online psychology schools 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 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 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.

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