2022 Most Popular General Psychology Schools
Finding the Best General Psychology School for You
With 134,326 degrees and certificates handed out in 2019-2020, 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Most Popular General Psychology Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 1,652 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2022 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in General Psychology
Our 2022 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the United States for general psychology students. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
Psychology majors at SNHU take out an average of $28,200 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $316.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Most Popular General Psychology Schools list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
After completing their degree, psychology graduates from FIU carry an average student debt load of $17,500. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $182.
Read full report on General Psychology at Florida International University
Out of the 1,652 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Most Popular General Psychology Schools list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at UCF take out is $28,624. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $323, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for general psychology students. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
While working on their degree, psychology majors at Florida State accumulate an average of around $30,722 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $345, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
The University of Arizona Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. UAGC is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
After completing their degree, psychology graduates from UAGC carry an average student debt load of $42,103. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $463.
California State University - Northridge ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.
Psychology majors at CSUN take out an average of $13,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $135.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.
On average, psychology graduates from USF Tampa take out $25,070 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $281.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
Psychology majors at ASU - Tempe take out an average of $31,434 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $358.
Full General Psychology at Arizona State University - Tempe Report
California State University - Fullerton landed the #10 spot in the 2022 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, psychology majors at Cal State Fullerton accumulate an average of around $12,698 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $132.
Read full report on General Psychology at California State University - Fullerton
California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #11 on the list. CSUSB is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.
Psychology majors at CSUSB take out an average of $14,708 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $153, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Full General Psychology at California State University - San Bernardino Report
Hunter College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.
On average, psychology graduates from Hunter take out $12,500 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $130.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at UCLA take out is $13,918. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $144.
University at Buffalo came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools ranking. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
While working on their degree, psychology majors at University at Buffalo accumulate an average of around $27,025 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $303, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Read full report on General Psychology at University at Buffalo
With a ranking of #15, Queens College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population.
Psychology majors at QC take out an average of $9,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $93.
Capella University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Read full report on General Psychology at Capella University
University of Houston came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Houston
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #18 spot in the 2022 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
On average, psychology graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $42,616 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $481.
Full General Psychology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
With a ranking of #20, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, psychology majors at UF accumulate an average of around $17,263 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $179.
With a ranking of #21, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at SDSU take out is $14,998. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $156.
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #23 spot in the 2022 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, psychology graduates from Ohio State carry an average student debt load of $22,985. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $239.
Read full report on General Psychology at Ohio State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #24, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, psychology majors at CSULB accumulate an average of around $13,512 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $140, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular General Psychology Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular General Psychology Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1652 different United States general psychology schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for General Psychology students that almost earned our Most Popular General Psychology Schools award.
General Psychology by Region
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Majors Related to Psychology
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 |
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| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 31,746 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 15,161 |
| Other Psychology | 2,656 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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