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2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

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Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 4,871 degrees and certificates from an Ohio school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 74 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Ohio. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 74% of the psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 335 students majoring in psychology at Kent State, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Of the 246 students majoring in psychology at Miami University - Oxford, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 74 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 224 students majoring in psychology at Cleveland State University, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 21% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 127 students majoring in psychology at BGSU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#10

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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

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#10

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Of the 85 students majoring in psychology at Youngstown State University, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Psychology students in the state of Ohio that almost earned our Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
13 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
14 John Carroll University University Heights, OH

Best Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,548
Michigan 4,292
Illinois 6,520
Wisconsin 2,695

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

Majors Similar 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 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.

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