2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
About 70% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 30% are male.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.
Of the 21 students majoring in psychology at ESU, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at MidAmerica Nazarene University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.
About 94% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 6% are male.
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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.
About 81% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.
Women make up 75% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Wichita State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in psychology at WSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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Pittsburg State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 64% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| 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 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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