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Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular 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.

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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Women make up 71% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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.

Full General Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Of the 12 students majoring in psychology at UMCP, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Maryland - College Park

#4

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chatham University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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.

Full General Psychology at Chatham University Report

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

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 fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

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

About 67% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #7, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 50% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at Georgetown University

Rutgers University - Newark 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 #8 on the list. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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#9

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Full General Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University Report

#10

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

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 college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on General Psychology at Lehigh University

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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