2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
Women make up 71% of the psychology majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in psychology at The Graduate Center, 38% are male and 62% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Of the 12 students majoring in psychology at UMCP, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Chatham University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Chatham is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 33% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
About 67% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Georgetown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Women make up 50% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Rutgers University - Newark came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.
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Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
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Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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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