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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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 143,648 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In , general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,411 and had an average of $24,592 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 8,398 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,941 and $25,332 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 277 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 doctorate’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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Missouri - St Louis
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 3 doctorate’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%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus General Psychology Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 6 students 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%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Nebraska at Omaha
University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 531 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 0 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Iowa
With a ranking of #11, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 324 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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