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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#2

The New School

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The New School is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at The New School

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 60 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full General Psychology at Towson University Report

#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 77% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Pennsylvania

#6

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Of the 42 students majoring in psychology at Adelphi, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full General Psychology at Adelphi University Report

#7

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general psychology programs. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Union.

Of the 40 students majoring in psychology at Kean, 23% are male and 78% are female.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 34% are male.

Read full report on General Psychology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Millersville University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

Women make up 85% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania Report

#9

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at Yeshiva University

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 LIU Post Brookville, NY
12 American University Washington, DC
12 Villanova University Villanova, PA

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges 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 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.

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