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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 143,648 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.
Across the Plains States region, there were 8,398 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 476 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general psychology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Avila University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Avila University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 7 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region. Pittsburg State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 General Psychology at Pittsburg State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loras College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Washburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 full report on General Psychology at Washburn University
Fort Hays State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Emporia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. ESU is located in Emporia, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
University of South Dakota landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s 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%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of South Dakota
Wichita State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 4 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 General Psychology at Wichita State University
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Duluth General Psychology Report
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 264 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 General Psychology at Missouri State University - Springfield
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 #14, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Full University of Missouri - Kansas City General Psychology Report
University of North Dakota ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 full report on General Psychology at University of North Dakota
University of Central Missouri ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Full University of Missouri - St Louis General Psychology Report
University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #20, Metropolitan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Metropolitan State University
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 111 masters’s 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%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
University of Kansas came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 324 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #23, Evangel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 15 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
University of Iowa landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
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%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at North Dakota State University
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