2023 Best General Psychology Schools
Finding the Best General Psychology School for You
General Psychology is the #35 most popular major in the country with 8,051 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Psychology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 317 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools in General Psychology
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for general psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out of the 317 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Georgetown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Schools ranking. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Villanova University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #11, Rice University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Saint Joseph’s University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general psychology students. It came in at #13 on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
Palo Alto University ranked #14 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools list. Located in the rural area of Palo Alto, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #15, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general psychology programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #17, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general psychology programs. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
With a ranking of #19, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
Iowa State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #21 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #22, Claremont Graduate University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general psychology students. It came in at #23 on the list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Grand Canyon University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general psychology programs. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
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William James College ranked #25 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools list. Located in the small city of Newton, William James College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Rest of the Top Best General Psychology Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Psychology Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
| 49 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 50 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 51 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 52 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 53 | Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul, MN |
| 54 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 55 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
| 56 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 57 | Miami University - Oxford | Oxford, OH |
| 58 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
| 59 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 60 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 61 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 62 | Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS |
| 63 | Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg, KS |
General Psychology by Region
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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| Middle Atlantic |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29,224 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
| Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 BruceBlaus.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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