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.
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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 analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.
Out of the 759 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.
Out of the 759 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 78% of the psychology majors at the school.
Out of the 759 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 704 students majoring in psychology at SNHU, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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Pepperdine University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 525 students majoring in psychology at UOPX - Arizona, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Nova Southeastern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the psychology majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. 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.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Arizona State University - Skysong 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 #12 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.
Full Psychology at Teachers College at Columbia University Report
Adler University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.
Lamar University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
Women make up 92% of the psychology majors at the school.
Northwestern 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 #17 on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Of the 279 students majoring in psychology at Northwestern, 14% are male and 86% are female.
With a ranking of #18, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. 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.
University of the Cumberlands 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 #19 on the list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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.
Full Psychology at Carlos Albizu University - San Juan Report
Northcentral University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Women make up 84% of the psychology majors at the school.
Adams State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. 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.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 85% of the psychology majors at the school.
Read full report on Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #25, Lindsey Wilson College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. 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.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the colleges 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
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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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