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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

In 2020-2021, 61 degrees and certificates were awarded to general psychology students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Howard University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Howard University the most popular school in District of Columbia for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 67% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 50% of the psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 486
Pennsylvania 257
Maryland 68
New Jersey 158

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

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 4 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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