2025 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

General Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 139 doctor's degrees in general psychology to qualified students.

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

Your choice of general psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Psychology in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general psychology. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Northwestern University

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Michigan State University is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Michigan State University

3

Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Miami University - Oxford is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general psychology. Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Miami University - Oxford

4

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general psychology has to take a look at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

5

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of Illinois at Chicago

6

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

BGSU is a large public university located in the town of Bowling Green.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

7

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Wayne State University

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Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

NIU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Dekalb.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Northern Illinois University

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	63
Michigan	257	21
Ohio	253	40
Indiana	202	0
Wisconsin	163	28

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

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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.