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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 68 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online psychology associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Merced College

Merced, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Merced College the most popular online school in the United States for psychology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 378 students majoring in psychology at Merced Community College District, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Psychology at Merced College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great place for psychology students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Psychology at Central New Mexico Community College Report

#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 164 students majoring in psychology at Liberty University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#4

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools list. OCCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

Women make up 74% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Oklahoma City Community College Report

#5

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means South Texas College is a great place for psychology students working on their online associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 121 students majoring in psychology at South Texas College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#6

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

With a ranking of #6, Georgia Military College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online associate degree. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in psychology at Georgia Military College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#7

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino Valley College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree psychology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 15% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online associate degree. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Women make up 78% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#9

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#10

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools ranking. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Amarillo College Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for online Psychology students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA
12 College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA
13 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA

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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

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 27 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 Nevit Dilmen.

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