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.
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 analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. 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.
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Out of the 59 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Bellevue 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 Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.
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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 large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Adler Graduate School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Adler Graduate School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Richfield.
Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.
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University of North Dakota ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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.
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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 city of Kansas City.
Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Emporia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. ESU is a medium-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.
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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 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.
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