2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's 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.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 159 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 25% are male.
Full Psychology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
Out of the 159 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 318 students majoring in psychology at KU, 23% are male and 77% are female.
Out of the 159 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
About 81% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.
Read full report on Psychology at Missouri State University - Springfield
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.
Park University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. 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.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Of the 229 students majoring in psychology at Mizzou, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Missouri - Columbia
With a ranking of #9, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.
About 74% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 26% are male.
Washington University in St Louis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 189 students majoring in psychology at WUSTL, 24% are male and 76% are female.
Metropolitan State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
About 77% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.
University of Minnesota - Duluth 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 #12 on the list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.
Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.
Fort Hays State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
Of the 146 students majoring in psychology at FHSU, 16% are male and 84% are female.
Read full report on Psychology at Fort Hays State University
Wichita State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 25% are male.
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
About 84% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 16% are male.
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 132 students majoring in psychology at UMSL, 14% are male and 86% are female.
With a ranking of #18, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #19, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 125 students majoring in psychology at Maryville U, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Columbia College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
About 81% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Missouri - Kansas City
With a ranking of #22, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Northern Iowa
Saint Cloud 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 #22 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.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Psychology students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville, MO |
| 25 | Upper Iowa University | Fayette, IA |
| 26 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 27 | Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 28 | North Dakota State University - Main Campus | Fargo, ND |
| 29 | Bemidji State University | Bemidji, MN |
| 30 | Creighton University | Omaha, NE |
| 31 | Truman State University | Kirksville, MO |
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
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 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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