2024 Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Industrial & Organizational Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #85 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for industrial & organizational psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 25 doctor's degrees in industrial & organizational psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Industrial & Organizational Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of industrial & organizational psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality industrial and organizational psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to industrial & organizational psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other industrial & organizational psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial & organizational psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for industrial & organizational psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The industrial and organizational psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Industrial & Organizational Psychology in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

1

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology has to take a look at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago

2

Adler University
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Adler University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology. Adler is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from Adler University

3

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology has to take a look at Western Michigan University. WMU is a large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from Western Michigan University

4

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat DePaul University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from DePaul University

5

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from Central Michigan University

5

Wright State University - Main Campus
Dayton, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from Wright State University - Main Campus

6

University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from University of Akron Main Campus

Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial & organizational psychology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	14
Michigan	257	4
Ohio	253	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Industrial & Organizational Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	390
School Psychology	65
Educational Psychology	58
Counseling Psychology	42
Applied Behavior Analysis	9
Community Psychology	7
Forensic Psychology	5
Other Psychology & Counseling	1

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.