2025 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

General Psychology is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 657 associate degrees in general psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general psychology for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. 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 account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general psychology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Psychology

1

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

227 Annual Graduates

Ivy Tech Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general psychology. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Indianapolis.More information about a associate in general psychology from Ivy Tech Community College

2

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Ferris State University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general psychology. Ferris is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Big Rapids.More information about a associate in general psychology from Ferris State University

3

Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

Lansing Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general psychology. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, LCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from Lansing Community College

4

Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

102 Annual Graduates

Sinclair Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general psychology. Sinclair Community College is a large public college located in the midsize city of Dayton.More information about a associate in general psychology from Sinclair Community College

5

Stark State College
North Canton, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Stark State College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of North Canton.More information about a associate in general psychology from Stark State College

6

Owens Community College
Perrysburg, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from Owens Community College

7

University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College
Blue Ash, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

UC Blue Ash College is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Blue Ash.More information about a associate in general psychology from University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College

8

University of Cincinnati - Clermont College
Batavia, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Batavia, UC Clermont College is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from University of Cincinnati - Clermont College

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
Ohio	450	244
Michigan	410	101
Indiana	221	139

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the General Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.