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2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

8 Colleges
$29,054 Avg Salary
$26,428 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 939 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in District of Columbia to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 146 students majoring in psychology at GWU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 8 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 90% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 8 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 97 students majoring in psychology at Georgetown, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 8 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Psychology at American University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in psychology at CUA, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Trinity Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Located in the city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#7

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Gallaudet University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 19 students majoring in psychology at Gallaudet, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of the District of Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the city of Washington.

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

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,503
Pennsylvania 7,472
New York 15,415
Maryland 2,865
Delaware 417

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 8 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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