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

Ranked #34 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of general psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 474 master's degrees in general psychology to qualified students.

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

Your choice of general psychology for getting your master'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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 master'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.
• Student Debt - How much debt general psychology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 schools for general psychology students working on their master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general psychology.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

23 Annual Graduates

Marquette University is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Marquette University

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

15 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general psychology needs to take a look at Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Michigan State University

3

Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

10 Annual Graduates

Miami University - Oxford is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general psychology. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Miami University - Oxford

4

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

13 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general psychology needs to take a look at University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Illinois at Chicago

5

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

12 Annual Graduates

Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Case Western Reserve University

6

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

33 Annual Graduates

UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

7

Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

22 Annual Graduates

Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cincinnati.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Xavier University

8

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

13 Annual Graduates

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

9

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

12 Annual Graduates

SIUC is a large public university located in the town of Carbondale.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

10

University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

21 Annual Graduates

UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Indianapolis.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Indianapolis

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	184
Michigan	211	64
Ohio	207	134
Indiana	191	134
Wisconsin	173	36

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

General Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	474

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	3,379
Child Development & Psychology	249
Other Psychology	73

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.