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Industrial psychology, often referred to as I/O (industrial/organizational) psychology, workplace psychology, or personnel psychology, is an up and coming branch of psychology that involves the observation, study and analysis of workplaces, employees and organizations. The primary objective of industrial psychology is to help organizations become more successful by improving the performance of their employees at every level. Industrial psychologists spend much of their time researching and identifying way to improve behaviors and attitudes through optimized employee training programs, hiring practices, and feedback systems.
Students who choose to major in industrial psychology will study psychology as it applies to organizational behavior or employees, workplace environment and its effects, employee and employers attitudes, motivational factors of groups, and much more. As an industrial psychology major you'll study topics including human development, personality, behavioral psychology, biopsychology, perception, and cognition. Many industrial psychology programs also include relevant courses in business management, since as an industrial psychologist you'll be involved with management at various levels throughout your career.
As an undergraduate industrial psychology student, you'll become very proficient with research methodologies, experimentation, documentation, advanced statistical modeling, as well as various methods for analyzing data. In addition, you'll learn about the history of psychology, the present, and how you might mold the future of industrial psychology.
To become a practicing industrial psychologist, you'll need to earn a bachelor's degree in psychology from an accredited psychology program. Following completion of your undergraduate degree, you'll also need to complete a master's or Ph.D. degree in psychology (although most employers prefer a Ph.D.) Below you'll find industrial psychology schools, colleges, and universities offering accredited graduate and undergraduate degree programs in industrial psychology.
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Northcentral University
Prescott Valley, AZ |
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University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ / Tucson, AZ |
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Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA |
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Biola University
La Mirada, CA |
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California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA |
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California State University-East Bay
Hayward, CA |
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California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA |
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California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA |
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Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA |
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Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA |
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Golden Gate University-San Francisco
San Francisco, CA |
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Mount Saint Mary's College
Los Angeles, CA |
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San Diego State University
San Diego, CA |
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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA |
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San Jose State University
San Jose, CA |
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Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
San Francisco, CA |
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Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA |
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Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO |
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University of the Rockies
Colorado Springs, CO |
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Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT |
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Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT |
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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT |
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Post University
Waterbury, CT |
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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT |
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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT |
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University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT |
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University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT |
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University of New Haven
West Haven, CT |
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George Washington University
Washington, DC |
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Barry University
Miami, FL |
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Carlos Albizu University-Miami Campus
Miami, FL |
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Florida International University
Miami, FL |
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Florida Tech University
Melbourne, FL |
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Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL |
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The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL |
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The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL |
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University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL |
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University of South Florida
Tampa, FL |
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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA |
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Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA |
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Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA |
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Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Laie, HI |
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Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, ID |
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Adler School of Professional Psychology
Chicago, IL |
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Aurora University
Aurora, IL |
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DePaul University
Chicago, IL |
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Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL |
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Greenville College
Greenville, IL |
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Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL |
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Illinois State University
Normal, IL |
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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL |
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National-Louis University
Chicago, IL |
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Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL |
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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL |
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Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL |
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Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL |
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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL |
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL |
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Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN |
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Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN |
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Saint Joseph's College
Rensselaer, IN |
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University of Evansville
Evansville, IN |
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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN |
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Grand View University
Des Moines, IA |
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Morningside College
Sioux City, IA |
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Northwestern College
Orange City, IA |
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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA |
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Emporia State University
Emporia, KS |
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Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS |
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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY |
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Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY |
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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY |
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Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA |
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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA |
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Hood College
Frederick, MD |
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Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD |
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University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD |
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University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD |
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University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD |
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Cambridge College
Cambridge, MA |
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Fitchburg State College
Fitchburg, MA |
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Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
Boston, MA |
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Pine Manor College
Chestnut Hill, MA |
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Salem State College
Salem, MA |
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Springfield College
Springfield, MA |
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Worcester State College
Worcester, MA |
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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI |
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Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI |
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI |
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University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI |
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University of Michigan-Flint
Flint, MI |
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Wayne State University
Detroit, MI |
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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI |
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Adler Graduate School
Richfield, MN |
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Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN |
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Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN |
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Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato, MN |
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St. Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN |
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St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN |
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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS |
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Avila University
Kansas City, MO |
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Culver-Stockton College
Canton, MO |
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Drury University
Springfield, MO |
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Missouri State University
Springfield, MO |
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Missouri University of Science & Technology
Rolla, MO |
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Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO |
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Park University
Parkville, MO |
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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO |
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University of Missouri-St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO |
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Montana State University
Bozeman, MT |
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Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE |
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University of Nebraska-Omaha
Omaha, NE |
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College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV |
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Fairleigh Dickinson University
Madison, NJ |
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Kean University
Union, NJ |
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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ |
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Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ |
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The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ |
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College of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM |
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Adelphi University
Garden City, NY |
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Alfred University
Alfred, NY |
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College of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY |
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Columbia University
New York, NY |
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CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY |
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CUNY-Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY |
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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY |
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Iona College
New Rochelle, NY |
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Manhattan College
Bronx, NY |
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New York University
New York, NY |
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SUNY at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY |
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SUNY-Buffalo State College
Buffalo, NY |
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The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY |
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Touro College
New York, NY |
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Yeshiva University
New York, NY |
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Appalachian State University
Boone, NC |
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Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC |
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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC |
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Saint Augustine's College
Raleigh, NC |
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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC |
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Bluffton University
Bluffton, OH |
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Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH |
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Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH |
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John Carroll University
Cleveland, OH |
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Ohio State University-Lima Campus
Lima, OH |
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Ohio University
Athens, OH |
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Union Institute & University
Cincinnati, OH |
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University of Akron
Akron, OH |
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University of Cincinnati-Clermont College
Batavia, OH |
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Wright State University
Dayton, OH |
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Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH |
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University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK |
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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK |
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Corban University
Salem, OR |
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Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR |
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Portland State University
Portland, OR |
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Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR |
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Alvernia University
Reading, PA |
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA |
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California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA |
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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA |
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Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA |
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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA |
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La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA |
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Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville, PA |
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Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
Lincoln University, PA |
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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Mansfield, PA |
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Moravian College & Theological Seminary
Bethlehem, PA |
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Penn State Lehigh Valley
Fogelsville, PA |
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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA |
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Valley Forge Christian College
Phoenixville, PA |
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA |
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Carlos Albizu University
San Juan, PR |
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico
Ponce, PR |
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University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo
Arecibo, PR |
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Rhode Island College
Providence, RI |
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC |
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Columbia College
Columbia, SC |
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University of South Carolina-Beaufort
Bluffton, SC |
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Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN |
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Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN |
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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN |
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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN |
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The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN |
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Angelo State University
San Angelo, TX |
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Austin College
Sherman, TX |
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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX |
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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX |
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Texas A & M University
College Station, TX |
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The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX |
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Trinity University
San Antonio, TX |
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University of Houston
Houston, TX |
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University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX |
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George Mason University
Fairfax, VA |
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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA |
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Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA |
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Radford University
Radford, VA |
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA |
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Antioch University Seattle
Seattle, WA |
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Northwest University
Kirkland, WA |
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Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA |
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University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA |
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Washington State University
Pullman, WA |
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American Public University System
Charles Town, WV |
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Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV |
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Carroll University
Waukesha, WI |
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Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon, WI |
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University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI |
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