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2024 Best General Psychology Schools in Kentucky

14 Colleges in Kentucky
1,417 Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 14 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Psychology Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,417 degrees in general psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School

Best General Psychology Schools in Kentucky Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Psychology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Psychology
Bachelor's Degrees in Psychology
Master's Degrees in Psychology

The 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 General Psychology Schools in Kentucky. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for General Psychology in Kentucky

The schools below may not offer all types of psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Kentucky Schools in Psychology

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
256 Psychology Degrees Awarded

University of Kentucky is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in general psychology. UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 256 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In KY
224 Psychology Degrees Awarded

University of Louisville is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general psychology. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.

There were about 224 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In KY
95 Psychology Degrees Awarded

University of the Cumberlands is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general psychology. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Williamsburg. A Best Colleges rank of #434 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cumberlands is a great university overall.

There were roughly 95 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Cumberlands in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In KY
66 Psychology Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general psychology needs to check out Bellarmine University. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #682 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bellarmine U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 66 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KY
225 Psychology Degrees Awarded

Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Richmond. This university ranks 10th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were roughly 225 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In KY
113 Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #903 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WKU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 113 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.

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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In KY
98 Psychology Degrees Awarded

NKU is a large public university located in the large suburb of Highland Heights. A Best Colleges rank of #716 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 98 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Centre College
Danville, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In KY
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Danville, Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #411 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Centre College of Kentucky is a great college overall.

There were roughly 24 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Centre College of Kentucky in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In KY
15.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the remote town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 19 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Lindsey Wilson College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Spalding University
Louisville, KY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In KY
17.9% Growth in Graduates

Spalding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville. This university ranks 12th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were about 28 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Spalding in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 8,065
North Carolina 710 3,411
Georgia 690 3,544
Virginia 630 5,412
Tennessee 624 1,743
South Carolina 530 1,372
Mississippi 501 1,069
Alabama 500 1,571
Louisiana 489 1,601
Arkansas 466 981
West Virginia 410 924

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