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2023 Most Popular Online General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the United States. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Of the 167 students majoring in psychology at Grand Canyon University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Full General Psychology at Grand Canyon University Report

#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 3 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.

Women make up 74% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at Northcentral University Report

#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 60 students majoring in psychology at Capella University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#6

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Report

Southern California Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of El Cajon, Southern California Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 7 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.

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