2025 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

a doctor's degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #6 out of 36 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 68 doctor's degrees in psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 - The number of psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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 easy is it for psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• 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 colleges for psychology students working on their doctor's 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 Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology.

Top Missouri Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in psychology has to take a look at University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Missouri - Columbia

2

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Saint Louis University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Saint Louis University

Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	27	451
Kansas	26	46
Iowa	26	29
Nebraska	24	21
North Dakota	21	24
South Dakota	15	9

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Child Development & Psychology	29
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	27
General Psychology	12

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.