2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Educational Psychology in the Plains States Region

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for educational psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 62 doctor's degrees in educational psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Educational Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality educational psychology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for educational psychology.

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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Educational Psychology in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in educational psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Educational Psychology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

22 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#2 Best Quality In MN

Capella University is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in educational psychology. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in educational psychology in Minnesota.

There were about 22 educational psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in educational psychology. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in educational psychology in Minnesota.

There were roughly 16 educational psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

#1 Best Quality In NE

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in educational psychology has to check out University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in educational psychology in Nebraska.

There were approximately 16 educational psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.

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4

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in educational psychology needs to take a look at University of Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in educational psychology in Kansas.

There were approximately 5 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in educational psychology in Iowa.

There were about 3 educational psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

#1 Most Popular In SD

USD is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Vermillion. More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from University of South Dakota

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Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.