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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

General Psychology is the #35 most popular major in New Jersey with 158 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Jersey 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Kean University

Union, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kean University is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Kean is a large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

About 78% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seton Hall University is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in psychology at Seton Hall, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full General Psychology at Seton Hall University Report

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in psychology at Rutgers Camden, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full General Psychology at Rutgers University - Camden Report

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

Of the 7 students majoring in psychology at FDU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Rutgers University - Newark ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.

Full General Psychology at Rutgers University - Newark Report

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
Maryland 68
District of Columbia 61

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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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