2023 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Psychology Master'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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.
Out of the 59 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Webster University is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
About 87% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bellevue University is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.
Adler Graduate School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Adler Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Richfield.
Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.
University of North Dakota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
Of the 54 students majoring in psychology at UND, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Avila University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.
Emporia State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.
Of the 48 students majoring in psychology at ESU, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Best Psychology Colleges by State
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 26 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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