General Psychology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 991 degrees in general psychology during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 General Psychology Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the psychology degree levels they offer.
University of Kansas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general psychology. KU is a fairly large public university located in the small 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 324 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available. Those general psychology students who get their degree from University of Kansas make $3,509 more than the standard psychology grad.
Every student who is interested in general psychology needs to take a look at Wichita State University. WSU is a large public university located in the large city of Wichita. A Best Colleges rank of #663 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 135 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $29,371.
Any student who is interested in general psychology needs to check out Pittsburg State University. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 52 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt State in the most recent year we have data available. General Psychology degree recipients from Pittsburg State University get an earnings boost of around $3,591 above the typical income of general psychology majors.
Fort Hays State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general psychology. FHSU is a large public university located in the town of Hays. A Best Colleges rank of #588 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FHSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 157 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent data year. General Psychology degree recipients from Fort Hays State University receive an earnings boost of around $5,894 above the typical earnings of general psychology majors.
Located in the distant town of Atchison, Benedictine College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 15th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 23 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Benedictine College in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, psychology degree recipients usually earn an average of $29,647 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 28 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $24,101 in the first couple years of their career.
ESU is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Emporia. A Best Colleges rank of #781 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ESU is a great university overall.
There were about 57 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent data year. After graduation, psychology degree recipients generally earn an average of $20,021 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 10 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at MNU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of McPherson, Central Christian College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were about 15 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Central Christian College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make around $21,813 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
