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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region

43 Colleges
$35,298 Avg Salary
$29,022 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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular 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 .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

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

While working on their degree, psychology majors at Capella University accumulate an average of around $43,195 in student debt.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Park University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at Park University take out is $23,391.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, psychology graduates from KU carry an average student debtload of $23,450. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $449.

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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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

Psychology majors at FHSU take out an average of $30,912 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Psychology at Fort Hays State University Report

#6

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

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

On average, psychology graduates from UIU take out $41,478 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

After completing their degree, psychology graduates from Southeast Missouri State University carry an average student debtload of $25,984. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $143.

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Bemidji State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.

Psychology majors at Bemidji State University take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Psychology at Bemidji State University Report

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best psychology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at Drury University - CCPS take out is $32,450.

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#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at St. Cloud State University accumulate an average of around $25,867 in student debt.

Full Psychology at Saint Cloud State University 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 25 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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