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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

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$62,738 Avg Salary

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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which online doctor'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.

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

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 167 students majoring in psychology at Grand Canyon University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for psychology students working on their online doctor’s degree. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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

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Out of the 18 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Of the 63 students majoring in psychology at ASU - Skysong, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#6

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree psychology programs. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

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

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With a ranking of #7, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online doctor’s degree. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 119 students majoring in psychology at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#8

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 67% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Alliant International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 206 students majoring in psychology at Alliant, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.

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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 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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