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2023 Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

18 Colleges
$30,905 Avg Salary
$24,809 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue an online degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

On average, psychology graduates from UMGC take out $23,680 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

On average, psychology graduates from Kean take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $231.

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#3

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at Wilmington University take out is $28,666.

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#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rider University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Psychology majors at Rider take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $527.

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#5

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Excelsior College is a great place for general psychology students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, psychology graduates from Excelsior College take out $22,749 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Montgomery County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.

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Community College of Philadelphia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at Community College of Philadelphia accumulate an average of around $13,375 in student debt.

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#8

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

With a ranking of #8, SUNY Empire State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at SUNY Empire accumulate an average of around $33,853 in student debt.

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Reading Area Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RACC is a small public school located in the small city of Reading.

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#10

Nyack College

Nyack, NY

Nyack College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nyack is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nyack.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at Nyack accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 18 schools only.

  • 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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