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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

6 Colleges
$34,022 Avg Salary
$25,072 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Psychology 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.

The Most Popular General Psychology Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Colleges.

#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 degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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George Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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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
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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