2025 Best Educational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Ranked #73 in popularity, educational psychology is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of educational psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 doctor's degrees in educational psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to educational psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other educational psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized educational psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for educational psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Educational Psychology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Educational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Educational Psychology in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Educational Psychology

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in educational psychology. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in educational psychology. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Best Educational Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best educational psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	27
Iowa	177	1
Kansas	134	2
Nebraska	99	10
South Dakota	57	0

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Educational Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Educational Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Educational Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	78
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	66
Counseling Psychology	47
Forensic Psychology	26
Other Psychology & Counseling	22
School Psychology	18
Applied Behavior Analysis	10
Clinical Child Psychology	6
Community Psychology	2
Applied Psychology	1

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.