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What is Psychology?
Psychologists study the minds and behaviors of humans. While some psychologists do engage clients in talk therapy, they may also carry out organizational behavior or animal research. The term of “psychologist” tends to refer to professionals who work as social scientists, teaching in institutions of higher learning or carrying out psychological research. Those counselors who earn the title of psychologist have earned a doctoral degree and use their psychological knowledge and past research to help clients solve emotional or behavioral problems. This may include treating mental illness or disorders, though only those with a medical degree (psychiatrists) can prescribe medicine.
In order to get a sense of the different types of counselors or psychologists, it’s easier to look at the areas in which they practice.
These include:
- Research Psychologists
- Applied Psychologists
- Mental Health Psychologists
Top Ranked Campus & Online Psychology Programs in Minnesota
1
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Score: 87.01
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $16,488
- Out-of-State:$36,402
- Net Price: $16,018
- Acceptance Rate: 75%
- Retention Rate: 90%
- Graduation Rate: 84%
- Total Enrollment: 54,955
- Undergrad Students: 39,248
- Graduate Students: 15,707
- Grads Salary: $80,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
2
Carleton College
Score: 85.22
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $65,457
- Out-of-State:$65,457
- Net Price: $31,494
- Acceptance Rate: 17%
- Retention Rate: 95%
- Graduation Rate: 91%
- Total Enrollment: 2,059
- Undergrad Students: 2,059
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 8:1
3
St. Olaf College
Score: 83.44
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $56,970
- Out-of-State:$56,970
- Net Price: $26,171
- Acceptance Rate: 56%
- Retention Rate: 90%
- Graduation Rate: 85%
- Total Enrollment: 3,046
- Undergrad Students: 3,046
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $80,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
4
University of Minnesota-Morris
Score: 79.92
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $14,288
- Out-of-State:$16,438
- Net Price: $11,169
- Acceptance Rate: 78%
- Retention Rate: 72%
- Graduation Rate: 58%
- Total Enrollment: 1,068
- Undergrad Students: 1,068
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $76,000
- Student-to-faculty: 9:1
5
Macalester College
Score: 79.86
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $64,908
- Out-of-State:$64,908
- Net Price: $36,095
- Acceptance Rate: 28%
- Retention Rate: 91%
- Graduation Rate: 88%
- Total Enrollment: 2,175
- Undergrad Students: 2,175
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $78,000
- Student-to-faculty: 10:1
6
St. Catherine University
Score: 79.52
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $49,758
- Out-of-State:$49,758
- Net Price: $19,976
- Acceptance Rate: 93%
- Retention Rate: 83%
- Graduation Rate: 64%
- Total Enrollment: 3,577
- Undergrad Students: 2,404
- Graduate Students: 1,173
- Grads Salary: $82,000
- Student-to-faculty: 10:1
7
Saint John's University
Score: 78.37
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $53,942
- Out-of-State:$53,942
- Net Price: $27,982
- Acceptance Rate: 86%
- Retention Rate: 86%
- Graduation Rate: 76%
- Total Enrollment: 1,645
- Undergrad Students: 1,528
- Graduate Students: 117
- Grads Salary: $81,000
- Student-to-faculty: 11:1
8
University of St. Thomas-St. Paul
Score: 77.47
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $52,284
- Out-of-State:$52,284
- Net Price: $30,137
- Acceptance Rate: 77%
- Retention Rate: 86%
- Graduation Rate: 80%
- Total Enrollment: 9,025
- Undergrad Students: 5,906
- Graduate Students: 3,119
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
9
The College of St. Scholastica
Score: 75.66
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $40,454
- Out-of-State:$40,454
- Net Price: $24,578
- Acceptance Rate: 97%
- Retention Rate: 79%
- Graduation Rate: 67%
- Total Enrollment: 3,207
- Undergrad Students: 1,938
- Graduate Students: 1,269
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 10:1
10
Bethel University-Saint Paul
Score: 75.44
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $42,930
- Out-of-State:$42,930
- Net Price: $29,915
- Acceptance Rate: 72%
- Retention Rate: 83%
- Graduation Rate: 75%
- Total Enrollment: 3,546
- Undergrad Students: 2,592
- Graduate Students: 954
- Grads Salary: $77,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
11
Hamline University
Score: 75.17
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $48,311
- Out-of-State:$48,311
- Net Price: $23,021
- Acceptance Rate: 81%
- Retention Rate: 75%
- Graduation Rate: 69%
- Total Enrollment: 2,638
- Undergrad Students: 1,765
- Graduate Students: 873
- Grads Salary: $75,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
12
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Score: 74.77
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $14,318
- Out-of-State:$19,762
- Net Price: $18,031
- Acceptance Rate: 81%
- Retention Rate: 77%
- Graduation Rate: 62%
- Total Enrollment: 9,675
- Undergrad Students: 8,810
- Graduate Students: 865
- Grads Salary: $73,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
13
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Score: 74.69
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $43,160
- Out-of-State:$43,160
- Net Price: $22,843
- Acceptance Rate: 97%
- Retention Rate: 78%
- Graduation Rate: 65%
- Total Enrollment: 4,133
- Undergrad Students: 1,100
- Graduate Students: 3,033
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
14
Concordia College at Moorhead
Score: 74.31
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $30,020
- Out-of-State:$30,020
- Net Price: $23,087
- Acceptance Rate: 66%
- Retention Rate: 84%
- Graduation Rate: 69%
- Total Enrollment: 1,903
- Undergrad Students: 1,827
- Graduate Students: 76
- Grads Salary: $69,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
15
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Score: 73.86
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $25,000
- Out-of-State:$25,000
- Net Price: $17,776
- Acceptance Rate: 69%
- Retention Rate: 61%
- Graduation Rate: 51%
- Total Enrollment: 5,544
- Undergrad Students: 3,071
- Graduate Students: 2,473
- Grads Salary: $78,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
16
College of Saint Benedict
Score: 72.97
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $53,884
- Out-of-State:$53,884
- Net Price: $28,746
- Acceptance Rate: 88%
- Retention Rate: 89%
- Graduation Rate: 78%
- Total Enrollment: 1,470
- Undergrad Students: 1,443
- Graduate Students: 27
- Grads Salary: $69,000
- Student-to-faculty: 11:1
17
Augsburg University
Score: 72.63
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $43,942
- Out-of-State:$43,942
- Net Price: $25,409
- Acceptance Rate: 77%
- Retention Rate: 70%
- Graduation Rate: 56%
- Total Enrollment: 3,088
- Undergrad Students: 2,358
- Graduate Students: 730
- Grads Salary: $81,000
- Student-to-faculty: 14:1
18
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Score: 72.55
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $9,490
- Out-of-State:$18,860
- Net Price: $16,809
- Acceptance Rate: 71%
- Retention Rate: 76%
- Graduation Rate: 53%
- Total Enrollment: 14,590
- Undergrad Students: 12,676
- Graduate Students: 1,914
- Grads Salary: $73,000
- Student-to-faculty: 21:1
19
Winona State University
Score: 72.54
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $10,498
- Out-of-State:$17,230
- Net Price: $18,187
- Acceptance Rate: 74%
- Retention Rate: 76%
- Graduation Rate: 60%
- Total Enrollment: 6,154
- Undergrad Students: 5,403
- Graduate Students: 751
- Grads Salary: $69,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
20
Bemidji State University
Score: 71.46
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $10,164
- Out-of-State:$10,164
- Net Price: $15,561
- Acceptance Rate: 78%
- Retention Rate: 71%
- Graduation Rate: 50%
- Total Enrollment: 4,023
- Undergrad Students: 3,677
- Graduate Students: 346
- Grads Salary: $71,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
21
St. Cloud State University
Score: 71.33
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $10,117
- Out-of-State:$10,117
- Net Price: $14,065
- Acceptance Rate: 95%
- Retention Rate: 69%
- Graduation Rate: 44%
- Total Enrollment: 10,420
- Undergrad Students: 8,569
- Graduate Students: 1,851
- Grads Salary: $75,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
22
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Score: 70.77
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $10,336
- Out-of-State:$10,336
- Net Price: $17,939
- Acceptance Rate: 57%
- Retention Rate: 72%
- Graduation Rate: 55%
- Total Enrollment: 4,682
- Undergrad Students: 3,729
- Graduate Students: 953
- Grads Salary: $67,000
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
23
Bethany Lutheran College
Score: 68.31
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $30,010
- Out-of-State:$30,010
- Net Price: $18,525
- Acceptance Rate: 58%
- Retention Rate: 79%
- Graduation Rate: 57%
- Total Enrollment: 830
- Undergrad Students: 792
- Graduate Students: 38
- Grads Salary: $58,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
24
University of Northwestern-St. Paul
Score: 68.23
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $36,830
- Out-of-State:$36,830
- Net Price: $25,704
- Acceptance Rate: 93%
- Retention Rate: 81%
- Graduation Rate: 70%
- Total Enrollment: 3,253
- Undergrad Students: 3,161
- Graduate Students: 92
- Grads Salary: $64,000
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
25
Metropolitan State University
Score: 67.38
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $9,780
- Out-of-State:$9,780
- Net Price: $19,347
- Acceptance Rate: 82%
- Retention Rate: 64%
- Graduation Rate: 33%
- Total Enrollment: 6,294
- Undergrad Students: 5,488
- Graduate Students: 806
- Grads Salary: $78,000
- Student-to-faculty: 14:1
