2025 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Ranked #8 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 266 associate degrees in general psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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.
• Student Debt - How much debt general psychology students go into to obtain their associate 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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general psychology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Psychology in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Psychology

1

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA

10 Annual Graduates

Upper Iowa University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general psychology. UIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote area of Fayette.More information about a associate in general psychology from Upper Iowa University

2

Waldorf University
Forest City, IA

15 Annual Graduates

Waldorf University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general psychology. Waldorf is a small private for-profit university located in the remote area of Forest City.More information about a associate in general psychology from Waldorf University

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	0
Kansas	146	32
Missouri	117	8
Iowa	116	91
Nebraska	98	19

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

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

Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	266

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Child Development & Psychology	51
Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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.