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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 5 students majoring in psychology at NYU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full General Psychology at New York University Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full General Psychology at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#3

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loyola University Maryland helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a great place for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full General Psychology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very 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 6 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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