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2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Psychology Doctor'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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 72% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adler University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

About 64% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 35 students majoring in psychology at Loyola Chicago, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Of the 33 students majoring in psychology at UWM, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree psychology programs. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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 #7, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#9

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

University of Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 85% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,548
Michigan 4,292
Ohio 4,871
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

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.

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