2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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.
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The Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Plains States 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.
2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 73% of the psychology majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’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.
About 74% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 26% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
About 84% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 16% are male.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in psychology at UNL, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Iowa State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
About 56% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 44% are male.
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Saint Louis University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 75% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Washington University in St Louis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in psychology at WUSTL, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City 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. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.
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| 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 24 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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