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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

29 Colleges
$29,054 Avg Salary
$26,428 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.

The Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 84% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Capella University Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for psychology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 318 students majoring in psychology at KU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 29 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

About 73% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 27% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

Of the 146 students majoring in psychology at FHSU, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#6

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Upper Iowa University Report

With a ranking of #7, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at Southeast Missouri State University

Bemidji State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Bemidji State University Report

#9

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

About 77% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Psychology at Saint Cloud State University Report

#9

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Psychology at Bellevue University Report

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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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 27 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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