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With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 8,701 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,620 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 147 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general psychology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 147 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in York, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tabor College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region. Tabor College is located in Hillsboro, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culver - Stockton College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Canton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Culver - Stockton College
Out of the 147 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Morris landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Morris, Minnesota, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Minnesota - Morris
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region. Drury University - CCPS is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 51 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies General Psychology Report
College of Saint Benedict came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. CSB is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. It awarded 57 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at College of Saint Benedict
Gustavus Adolphus College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Gustavus Adolphus College is a small school located in Saint Peter, Minnesota that handed out 46 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Coe College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Central Christian College of Kansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Christian College is a small school located in McPherson, Kansas that handed out 16 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Central Christian College of Kansas
Clarke University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Clarke is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Iowa Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Mount Pleasant, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Ottawa University - Online came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ottawa, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Bemidji State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 99 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Bemidji State University
William Jewell College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. William Jewell College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Liberty, Missouri. It awarded 19 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Upper Iowa University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Upper Iowa University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Iowa. It awarded 112 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, University of Sioux Falls did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Sioux Falls
Bethany College Kansas ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Lindsborg, Kansas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Bethany College Kansas
Loras College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Loras College is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
William Penn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at William Penn University
Saint Ambrose University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Truman State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
University of Jamestown came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Jamestown is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jamestown, North Dakota. It awarded 16 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Jamestown
Metropolitan State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Metropolitan State University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 147 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Metropolitan State University
With a ranking of #24, Peru State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Peru State is a public institution located in Peru, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia College at Moorhead came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 31 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 more about General Psychology at Concordia College Moorhead
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