2024 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Ranked #34 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 master's degrees in general psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt general psychology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general psychology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in Iowa

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general psychology.

Top Iowa Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

4 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Iowa State University

2

Loras College
Dubuque, IA

3 Annual Graduates

Loras College is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Loras College

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	44
Minnesota	174	387
Kansas	149	73
Nebraska	123	22
North Dakota	115	7
South Dakota	89	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

General Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	8

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	50

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.