2025 Best Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region
91Colleges in the Plains States Region
13,667Psychology Degrees Awarded
$40,723Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 91 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13,667 degrees in psychology annually.
The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Psychology in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the psychology degrees they offer, see the list below. 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 who is interested in psychology needs to take a look at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the 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 approximately 798 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $36,326 for their early career.
Iowa State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in 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 roughly 233 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $34,155.
It is hard to beat University of Kansas if you want to pursue a degree in psychology. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 409 psychology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the psychology program at University of Kansas get $2,608 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in psychology. 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 roughly 284 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career earnings of $38,073.
Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 228 psychology students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $37,377.
Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were approximately 354 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $33,879.
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 120 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $32,224 in their early career salary.
North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fargo. This university ranks 4th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were about 107 psychology students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career wages of $35,891.
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 109 psychology students who graduated with this degree at USD 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 $36,926.
Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were roughly 208 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients generally earn an average of $39,902 in the first five years of their career.
UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Duluth. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 175 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients typically make around $38,543 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 about 137 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, psychology degree recipients usually earn about $32,673 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-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 about 137 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology program at University of St Thomas Minnesota earn $11,486 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
SLU is a fairly 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 71 psychology students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $42,391 in the first couple years of their career.
WSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Wichita. This university ranks 15th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 175 psychology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients usually earn around $32,275 in their early careers.
Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 165 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year. After graduating, psychology degree recipients typically earn about $40,127 in the first five years of their career.
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 203 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $31,663 for their early career.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Saint Joseph, CSB is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 48 psychology students who graduated with this degree at CSB 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 $41,029.
Rest of the Top Best Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Psychology students in the Plains States Region that almost earned our Best 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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The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
