2025 Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region
91Colleges in the Plains States Region
8,398Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 91 schools in order to identify the top ones for its 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 annually.
The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Psychology rankings. 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 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general psychology. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 531 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Iowa State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general psychology. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 schools 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.
University of Kansas is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 324 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general psychology. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 schools 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.
Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 colleges 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.
UND is a large public university located in the city of Grand Forks. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UND is a great university overall.
There were roughly 120 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 113 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available.
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USD is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Vermillion. This university ranks 7th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were approximately 77 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #382 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means North Dakota State University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 104 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.
UNI is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #270 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were about 111 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.
UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #106 out of 2,152 schools 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 data year.
Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were about 58 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 135 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 175 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year.
Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the city of Mankato. This university ranks 11th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 129 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 157 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent data year.
CSB is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Saint Joseph. This college ranks 21st out of 52 schools 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.
UNOMAHA is a large public university located in the city of Omaha. This university ranks 7th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 159 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent data year.
Rest of the Top Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region award.
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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).
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The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Psychology rankings. 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.
