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

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Finding the Best General Psychology Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

American University

Washington, DC

American University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools 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 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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