2025 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you pursue a master's degree in general psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #34 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 527 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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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

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 General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general psychology.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

10 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

10 Annual Graduates

University of South Dakota is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of South Dakota

3

University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN

18 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Duluth is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in general psychology. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Duluth.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Minnesota - Duluth

4

University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general psychology has to take a look at University of Missouri - St Louis. UMSL is a large public university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Missouri - St Louis

5

Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS

27 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Pittsburg State University

6

Emporia State University
Emporia, KS

14 Annual Graduates

ESU is a small public university located in the town of Emporia.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Emporia State University

7

Avila University
Kansas City, MO

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Kansas City, Avila is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Avila University

8

Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS

24 Annual Graduates

FHSU is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Hays.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Fort Hays State University

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	44
Minnesota	174	387
Iowa	154	8
Kansas	149	73
Nebraska	123	22
North Dakota	115	7
South Dakota	89	7

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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	527

Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	2,945
Child Development & Psychology	303
Other Psychology	1

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.