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2024 Best Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region

88 Colleges in the Plains States Region
13,939 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$35,298 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 88 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13,939 degrees in psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School

Best Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Psychology
Bachelor's Degrees in Psychology
Master's Degrees in Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Psychology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Psychology in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the psychology degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

14 Top Plains States Region Schools in Psychology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
222 Psychology Degrees Awarded
8.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in psychology needs to look into Washington University in St Louis. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were about 222 psychology students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, psychology degree recipients typically earn about $36,104 at the beginning of their careers.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
796 Psychology Degrees Awarded
6.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in psychology has to take a look at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were approximately 796 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $37,220 for their early career.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
213 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$33,251 Median Starting Salary

Iowa State University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in psychology. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 213 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. After graduation, psychology degree recipients usually earn about $33,251 in the first five years of their career.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
283 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$46,685 Median Starting Salary

University of Iowa is a good option for students interested in a degree in psychology. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were approximately 283 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology degree program at University of Iowa get $11,387 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
370 Psychology Degrees Awarded
5.4% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Kansas if you want to pursue a degree in psychology. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 370 psychology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available. Psychology degree recipients from University of Kansas receive an earnings boost of around $7,640 over the typical income of psychology majors.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
295 Psychology Degrees Awarded
7.8% Growth in Graduates

UNL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 295 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Psychology degree recipients from University of Nebraska - Lincoln get an earnings boost of approximately $9,264 over the average earnings of psychology graduates.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
279 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$29,782 Median Starting Salary

Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.

There were approximately 279 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $29,782.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
194 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$40,470 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #218 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UND is a great university overall.

There were roughly 194 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology major at University of North Dakota earn $5,172 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
105 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$32,020 Median Starting Salary

North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fargo. A Best Colleges rank of #242 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means North Dakota State University is a great university overall.

There were about 105 psychology students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $32,020 for their early career.

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2,354 Psychology Degrees Awarded
5.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Capella University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2354 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the psychology program at Capella University earn $10,202 more than the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
122 Psychology Degrees Awarded
21.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.

There were about 122 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year. Those psychology students who get their degree from University of St Thomas Minnesota make $14,846 more than the average psychology grad.

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11
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
168 Psychology Degrees Awarded
16.7% Growth in Graduates

UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Duluth. This university ranks 9th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 168 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, psychology degree recipients typically earn about $33,338 in their early careers.

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College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 Psychology Degrees Awarded
22.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Saint Joseph, CSB is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 11th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 57 psychology students who graduated with this degree at CSB in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, psychology degree recipients usually earn an average of $34,176 in the first five years of their career.

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13
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
144 Psychology Degrees Awarded
4.2% Growth in Graduates

UMKC is a large public university located in the city of Kansas City. This university ranks 12th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 144 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients usually earn around $30,014 in the first five years of their career.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Psychology students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Best Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
14 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
15 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
16 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO
17 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
18 Walden University Minneapolis, MN
18 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
19 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
20 Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA
21 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN
22 Wichita State University Wichita, KS

Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Kansas 38 1,371
Minnesota 38 6,018
Iowa 38 1,442
South Dakota 38 324
Missouri 38 2,927
Nebraska 36 982
North Dakota 35 368

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 8,701
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 3,576
Child Development & Psychology 1,633
Other Psychology 29

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