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

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Finding the Best General Psychology Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in psychology at CUA, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Read full report on General Psychology at Catholic University of America

#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gallaudet University is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

Full General Psychology at Georgetown University Report

#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Read full report on General Psychology at Howard University

George Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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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 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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