by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
School Psychology is the 260th most popular major in the country with 3,645 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 156 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in school psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in school psychology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s school psychology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s school psychology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 15 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about School Psychology at University of Northern Iowa
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s school psychology degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on School Psychology at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s school psychology degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on School Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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