2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in applied psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #240 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for applied psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 master's degrees in applied psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for applied psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Applied Psychology in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in applied psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Applied Psychology Students Working on Their Master's

1

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

46 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in applied psychology has to look into Capella University. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in applied psychology in Minnesota. More information about a master’s in applied psychology from Capella University

2

Adler Graduate School
Richfield, MN

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Adler Graduate School is a popular option for individuals interested in a master's degree in applied psychology. Located in the small city of Richfield, Adler Graduate School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. More information about a master’s in applied psychology from Adler Graduate School

Best Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	345	32

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Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Behavior Analysis	743
Counseling Psychology	611
Forensic Psychology	360
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	292
Clinical Psychology	156
Other Psychology & Counseling	132
Educational Psychology	124
School Psychology	70
Performance and Sport Psychology	30
Community Psychology	16

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.