2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 173 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Online Schools for a Bachelor's in Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the United States for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.
Read full report on Psychology at Southern New Hampshire University
The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,390 students majoring in psychology at UCF, 19% are male and 81% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.
The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the United States. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.
Read full report on Psychology at Arizona State University - Skysong
Out of the 173 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Of the 599 students majoring in psychology at UF, 18% are male and 82% are female.
University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.
Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 84% of the psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #9, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.
Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.
Georgia State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.
Kean University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.
Women make up 84% of the psychology majors at the school.
Utah Valley University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 70% of the psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #13, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.
Old Dominion University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #15, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
Of the 319 students majoring in psychology at UT Knoxville, 21% are male and 79% are female.
American Public University System ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 311 students majoring in psychology at American Military University, 34% are male and 66% are female.
Purdue University Global came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 300 students majoring in psychology at Purdue University Global, 10% are male and 90% are female.
University of Kansas landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 318 students majoring in psychology at KU, 23% are male and 77% are female.
With a ranking of #19, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.
Read full report on Psychology at Central Michigan University
With a ranking of #20, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.
Full Psychology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report
Troy University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 83% of the psychology majors at the school.
Park University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
About 73% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 27% are male.
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #24, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.
Women make up 83% of the psychology majors at the school.
Saint Leo University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.
Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.
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 Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Brandman University | Irvine, CA |
| 27 | University of Houston - Downtown | Houston, TX |
| 28 | Central Washington University | Ellensburg, WA |
| 29 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 30 | Utah State University | Logan, UT |
| 31 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Monroe, LA |
| 32 | Walden University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 32 | University of Northern Colorado | Greeley, CO |
| 34 | National University | La Jolla, CA |
Most Popular Online Psychology by Region
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Majors Related to Psychology
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.
- 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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