2025 Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

an associate degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 318 associate degrees in psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of psychology for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school'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.

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 psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other 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 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 psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

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

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Psychology

1

Park University
Parkville, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in psychology needs to look into Park University. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Parkville.More information about a associate in psychology from Park University

2

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Upper Iowa University is a good choice for students interested in an associate degree in psychology. UIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Fayette.More information about a associate in psychology from Upper Iowa University

3

Waldorf University
Forest City, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

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

Best Psychology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	37	11
Kansas	35	32
Nebraska	34	19
Iowa	33	91
Missouri	32	42

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	266
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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.