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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 202,315 psychology students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In , psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,457 and had an average of $33,933 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 13,667 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,649 and $31,022 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 723 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 24 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 12 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
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 Psychology at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of South 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 #6. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students 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%.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 11 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%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 26 students in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #9, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 9 students 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%.
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Read more about Psychology at University of St Thomas Minnesota
With a ranking of #11, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 20 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Psychology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students 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 full report on Psychology at University of Missouri - St Louis
With a ranking of #13, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 52 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Iowa State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 12 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Fargo, North Dakota 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 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%.
Read full report on Psychology at North Dakota State University
University of Iowa ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 8 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 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ponce Health Sciences University - St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in St. Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at Ponce Health Sciences University - St Louis
Saint Cloud State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 145 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at Saint Cloud State University
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. KCU - Kansas City is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 0 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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