2024 Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region
89Colleges in the Plains States Region
8,398Psychology Degrees Awarded
$30,941Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #4 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 89 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8,398 degrees in general psychology during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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.
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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.
Any student who is interested in general psychology needs to check out University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 531 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general psychology degree program at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities get $3,451 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Every student who is interested in general psychology has to look into University of Kansas. KU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 324 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $31,421 for their early career.
It's hard to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a degree in general psychology. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career earnings of $30,834.
Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general psychology. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 233 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available. General Psychology degree recipients from Iowa State University receive an earnings boost of approximately $2,310 above the average income of general psychology majors.
Every student who is interested in general psychology needs to take a look at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 267 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. After graduation, psychology degree recipients generally earn about $27,999 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #218 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UND is a great university overall.
There were about 120 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn an average of $32,596 in their early career salary.
Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 297 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, psychology degree recipients typically make about $29,782 in their early careers.
Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 80 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available. General Psychology degree recipients from University of St Thomas Minnesota earn a boost of approximately $3,777 above the average income of general psychology majors.
North Dakota State University is a large public university located in the city of Fargo. A Best Colleges rank of #242 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means North Dakota State University is a great university overall.
There were about 104 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $32,020.
UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Duluth. This university ranks 9th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 175 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available. Those general psychology students who get their degree from University of Minnesota - Duluth receive $2,397 more than the average psychology graduate.
Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 5th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were roughly 77 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $29,202.
Located in the suburb of Saint Joseph, CSB is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 11th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 48 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at CSB in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general psychology degree program at College of Saint Benedict get $3,235 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
UMKC is a large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. This university ranks 12th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 113 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $30,014 for their early career.
Here are some additional great schools for General Psychology students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region award.
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.
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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.
