2025 Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region
91Colleges in the Plains States Region
8,398Psychology Degrees Awarded
$34,325Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #4 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 91 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 8,398 degrees in general psychology to qualified students.
Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
Every student pursuing a degree in general psychology has to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 531 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career earnings of $36,294.
Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general psychology. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. 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. After graduating, psychology degree recipients usually make an average of $34,155 in the first five years of their career.
Every student who is interested in general psychology needs to look into University of Kansas. KU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were about 324 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available. General Psychology degree recipients from University of Kansas earn a boost of around $2,588 over the average earnings of general psychology majors.
Any student pursuing a degree in general psychology has to take a look at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were about 267 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $33,143 for their early career.
Mizzou is a very large public university located in the city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were approximately 297 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, psychology degree recipients usually make around $33,879 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population. 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. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $33,487 for their early career.
UMKC is a large public university located in the city of Kansas City. This university ranks 14th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 113 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $32,224.
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Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 13 schools 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 year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make around $31,696 for their early career.
North Dakota State University is a large public university located in the midsize city of Fargo. 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. After graduating, psychology degree recipients usually earn an average of $35,891 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #270 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 111 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $32,673 in their early career salary.
Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. 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 year we have data available. Those general psychology students who get their degree from University of St Thomas Minnesota make $4,071 more than the typical psychology graduate.
SLU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 colleges 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. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $34,295.
WSU is a large public university located in the city of Wichita. This university ranks 15th out of 44 colleges 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 year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $32,275 in their early career salary.
UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Duluth. This university ranks 17th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 175 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year. General Psychology degree recipients from University of Minnesota - Duluth get an earnings boost of about $4,218 over the typical earnings of general psychology graduates.
Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 129 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $34,925.
UMSL is a large public university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. 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 year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $31,663.
Located in the midsize suburb of Saint Joseph, CSB is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 48 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at CSB in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general psychology program at College of Saint Benedict earn $6,704 more than the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 159 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $36,094 in the first couple years of working.
Rest of the Top Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for General Psychology students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region award.
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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Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
