2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Minnesota

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #34 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of general psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 363 master's degrees in general psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

The psychology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Minnesota ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for general psychology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in Minnesota

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Psychology Students Working on Their Master's

1

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

246 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Walden University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general psychology. Walden University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in general psychology in Minnesota.

There were about 246 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent data year.

After graduation, psychology master's recipients typically make about $39,300 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from Walden University

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

94 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general psychology has to check out Capella University. Capella University is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in general psychology in Minnesota.

There were about 94 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent data year.

After graduation, psychology master's recipients generally earn around $37,400 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from Capella University

3

University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Minnesota - Duluth is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general psychology. UMN Duluth is a fairly large public university located in the city of Duluth. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general psychology in Minnesota.

There were approximately 14 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Minnesota - Duluth

4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general psychology. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in general psychology in Minnesota.

There were roughly 7 general psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

5

Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Metro State is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Saint Paul. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in general psychology in Minnesota.

There were approximately 2 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Metro State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from Metropolitan State University

 

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	184	52
Iowa	146	16
Kansas	144	63
Nebraska	116	23
North Dakota	100	13
South Dakota	84	7

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	1,896
Child Development & Psychology	232

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.