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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$30,905 Avg Salary
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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.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for psychology majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for general psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 50 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#6

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#7

American University

Washington, DC

American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Columbia University in the City of New York 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 city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #10, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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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

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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 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).
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