2023 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Psychology Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 759 schools in the United States to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the United States for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National 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.
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Out of the 759 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 78% of the psychology majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 704 students majoring in psychology at SNHU, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Pepperdine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 525 students majoring in psychology at UOPX - Arizona, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Nova Southeastern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.
Of the 387 students majoring in psychology at Florida Tech, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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With a ranking of #11, 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 master’s degree. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Adler University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Lamar University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
Women make up 92% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Northwestern University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Of the 279 students majoring in psychology at Northwestern, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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New York University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.
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University of the Cumberlands came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Carlos Albizu University - San Juan landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of San Juan, Carlos Albizu University - San Juan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 15% are male.
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Northcentral University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Women make up 84% of the psychology majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #22, Adams State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 231 students majoring in psychology at Adams State, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 85% of the psychology majors at the school.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Lindsey Wilson College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.
Of the 216 students majoring in psychology at Lindsey Wilson College, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 759 different United States psychology schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools award.
Psychology by Region
View the Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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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 26 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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