2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Psychology in Kansas

Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #6 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the most popular for psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 42 doctor's degrees in psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in psychology matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Psychology in Kansas ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality psychology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Psychology Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in Kansas

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Psychology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

29 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in psychology has to take a look at University of Kansas. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Kansas.

There were approximately 29 psychology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Kansas

2

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in psychology has to check out Wichita State University. WSU is a large public university located in the large city of Wichita. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Kansas.

There were roughly 8 psychology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from Wichita State University

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in psychology has to take a look at Kansas State University. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Kansas.

There were roughly 5 psychology students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from Kansas State University

 

Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	27	468
Iowa	27	38
Missouri	27	59
Nebraska	23	41
North Dakota	20	19
South Dakota	15	11

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	27
Child Development & Psychology	13
General Psychology	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	113
Social Sciences	40
Communication & Journalism	14
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	13
History	12
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	4
Library Science	3

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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.