2025 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

If you plan on getting your master's degree in psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #7 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 802 master's degrees in psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of 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 psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of 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 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 psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank 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 Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Psychology in Kentucky

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

Top Kentucky Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

University of Kentucky is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in psychology. UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of Kentucky

2

University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

239 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in psychology has to take a look at University of the Cumberlands. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Williamsburg.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of the Cumberlands

3

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

77 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in psychology has to check out Eastern Kentucky University. Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Richmond.More information about a master’s in psychology from Eastern Kentucky University

4

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Annual Graduates

Western Kentucky University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a master's degree in psychology. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Western Kentucky University

5

Spalding University
Louisville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Spalding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville.More information about a master’s in psychology from Spalding University

6

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

NKU is a large public university located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.More information about a master’s in psychology from Northern Kentucky University

7

Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Campbellsville University

Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	57
Florida	34	1,667
Virginia	33	1,363
Georgia	32	365
Tennessee	32	316
North Carolina	31	202
West Virginia	30	148
Alabama	30	277
Louisiana	30	181
South Carolina	30	126
Arkansas	30	24

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	715
General Psychology	68
Child Development & Psychology	19

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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.