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2023 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

With 141,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Psychology

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#6

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

Chatham University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Chatham is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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#8

Howard University

Washington, DC

Howard University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 4,843
New York 10,965
Maryland 2,523
New Jersey 3,346
District of Columbia 437
Delaware 191

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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