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2023 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$65,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

General Psychology is the #35 most popular major in the country with 8,051 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Psychology

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very 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 #3 on this year’s Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA

Chatham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Chatham is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Howard University

Washington, DC

Howard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 486
Pennsylvania 257
Maryland 68
New Jersey 158
District of Columbia 61

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 9 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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