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2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

16 Colleges
$29,054 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 994 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Nebraska 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Nebraska. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Of the 135 students majoring in psychology at UNOMAHA, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Of the 93 students majoring in psychology at Creighton, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bellevue University is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in psychology at Bellevue University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#6

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

With a ranking of #6, Wayne State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

Of the 27 students majoring in psychology at NWU, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#8

Peru State College

Peru, NE

Peru State College 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 #8 on the list. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

About 92% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#9

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

With a ranking of #9, Chadron State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#10

Doane University

Crete, NE

With a ranking of #10, Doane University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

Women make up 95% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,451
Minnesota 6,179
Iowa 1,444
South Dakota 328
Missouri 3,062
North Dakota 369

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 16 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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