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

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Finding the Best Psychology Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC the most popular school in District of Columbia for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 7 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 18 students majoring in psychology at Howard, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 56% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

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

About 78% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #6, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 50% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#7

American University

Washington, DC

American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 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.

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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 7 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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