by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for educational psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 209 degrees in educational psychology annually.
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The educational psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Educational Psychology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for educational psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of educational psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Kansas if you want to pursue a degree in educational psychology. KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were about 7 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in educational psychology. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 86 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student who is interested in educational psychology has to take a look at Wichita State University. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Wichita. This university ranks 15th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 2 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a good option for students pursuing a degree in educational psychology. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.
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UMSL is a large public university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 11th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 11 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 3 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in educational psychology from Webster UniversityExplore the best educational psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .
Educational Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 1,048 |
| Counseling Psychology | 699 |
| Forensic Psychology | 500 |
| Industrial & Organizational Psychology | 494 |
| Clinical Psychology | 196 |
| Applied Psychology | 162 |
| School Psychology | 156 |
| Community Psychology | 68 |
| Performance and Sport Psychology | 52 |
| Health/Medical Psychology | 38 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.