2023 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You
Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 195,678 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 1,063 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for psychology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Psychology
Our analysis found Williams College to be the best school for psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.
University of Notre Dame did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
With a ranking of #7, Colgate University did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colgate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hamilton.
Princeton University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Kenyon College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Gambier, Kenyon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #10, Haverford College did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Haverford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Haverford.
Elon University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Virginia Military Institute came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Lexington, VMI is a public school with a small student population.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Bucknell University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Santa Clara University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Yale University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
Harvard University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Gettysburg College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Gettysburg, Gettysburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Hamilton College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Clinton, Hamilton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
College of the Holy Cross ranked #23 on this year’s Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Washington University in St Louis landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Amherst College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, Amherst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 1063 different United States psychology schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Psychology by Region
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Psychology Related Rankings by Major
Psychology Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 141,695 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
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 Nevit Dilmen.
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