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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

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

With 68 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #72 most popular major in Maryland.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maryland 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 Maryland.

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Towson University the most popular school in Maryland for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Women make up 88% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at Towson University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in Maryland. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Of the 6 students majoring in psychology at UMCP, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full General Psychology at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

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

Full General Psychology at Johns Hopkins University Report

#3

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 4 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Maryland landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on General Psychology at Loyola University Maryland

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 486
Pennsylvania 257
New Jersey 158
District of Columbia 61

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 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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