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2023 Best General Psychology Schools

317 Colleges
$30,326 Avg Salary
$26,018 Avg Student Debt

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

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.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

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.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

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.

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#7

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

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.

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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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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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.

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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.

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#11

Rice University

Houston, TX

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.

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#12

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

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.

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#13

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

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.

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#14

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

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.

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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.

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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.

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#17

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

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.

Full General Psychology at Texas Christian University Report

#18

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

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.

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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.

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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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#21

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

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.

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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.

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#23

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

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.

Full General Psychology at Marquette University Report

#24

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

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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#25

William James College

Newton, MA

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

#26

American University

Washington, DC
#31

Emory University

Atlanta, GA
#32

Loras College

Dubuque, IA
#35

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
#37

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX
#38

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA
#43

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
#46

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

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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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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