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2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$62,738 Avg Salary

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. 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.

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.

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 .

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. 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 fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Plains States Region . UND is a fairly large public school located in the small 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 large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly 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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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Washington University in St Louis 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 suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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 came in at #9 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 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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Best Psychology Colleges by State

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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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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