2024 Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region
89Colleges in the Plains States Region
8,701Psychology 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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 89 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 8,701 degrees in general psychology to qualified students.
The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Psychology rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for General Psychology in the Plains States Region
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general psychology. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 559 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Kansas is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 283 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Iowa State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general psychology. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 213 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in general psychology needs to look into University of Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 270 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great option for students interested in a degree in general psychology. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 280 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.
UND is a large public university located in the city of Grand Forks. A Best Colleges rank of #218 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UND is a great university overall.
There were approximately 116 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 252 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.
UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 67 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year.
Capella University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Capella University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 674 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #242 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means North Dakota State University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 103 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 168 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available.
USD is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Vermillion. This university ranks 5th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 65 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available.
CSB is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Saint Joseph. This college ranks 11th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 57 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at CSB in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 133 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region award.
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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).
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The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Psychology rankings. 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.
