2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Psychology School for You
In 2020-2021, 42,013 psychology students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Psychology Schools ranking. This report analyzed 68 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the United States
Check out the online psychology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Psychology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in the United States for psychology students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The excellent online programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Schools ranking. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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With a ranking of #7, Northcentral University did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.
Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
With a ranking of #10, Post University did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Psychology Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 11 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 12 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
| 13 | Touro University Worldwide | Los Alamitos, CA |
Most Popular Online Psychology by Region
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Majors Related to Psychology
Psychology Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29,224 |
| General Psychology | 8,051 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
| Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 199,724 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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 Nevit Dilmen.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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