by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,230 people earned their degree in school psychology, making the major the 260th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 145 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 73 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in school psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their school psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. ESU is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wichita State University is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region. MSU Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about School Psychology at Minnesota State University - Moorhead
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on School Psychology at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato School Psychology Report
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s school psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Iowa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Capella University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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