2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular General Psychology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 384 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the United States
Check out the psychology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in General Psychology
Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
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Out of the 384 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
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Pepperdine University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools ranking. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.
Grand Canyon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #8 on the 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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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.
American Public University System came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools ranking. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
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George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #11 on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
Florida International University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
Utah State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #16 on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
With a ranking of #17, Claremont Graduate University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.
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Harvard University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
William James College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular 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.
With a ranking of #20, The New School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #21, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #22, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Loma Linda University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular General Psychology Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular General Psychology Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 384 different United States general psychology schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH |
| 52 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 52 | Carlos Albizu University - Miami | Miami, FL |
| 56 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH |
| 56 | LIU Post | Brookville, NY |
| 56 | California State University - Chico | Chico, CA |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for General Psychology students that almost earned our Most Popular General Psychology Schools award.
General Psychology by Region
View the Most Popular General Psychology Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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| Great Lakes |
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 27 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 BruceBlaus.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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