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

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Finding the Best Psychology Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in District of Columbia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a master'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 master’s degree. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 88% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 12% are male.

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

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

Full Psychology at George Washington University Report

#3

American University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in psychology at The American University, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#5

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Out of the 8 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#6

Howard University

Washington, DC

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

Women make up 83% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. 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.

Full Psychology at Georgetown University Report

University of the District of Columbia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the city of Washington.

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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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