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2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 6,179 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 7 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at Capella University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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

Read full report on Psychology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

Women make up 60% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

Out of the 7 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 78% of the psychology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Psychology at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #7, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Psychology at Saint Cloud State University

Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,451
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 7 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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