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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

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$62,738 Avg Salary

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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 18 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 66% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for psychology students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private 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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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 74% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 26% are male.

Read full report on Psychology at Northcentral University

Out of the 18 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 83% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at Arizona State University - Skysong

#6

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

With a ranking of #6, Touro University Worldwide did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online doctor’s degree. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

Of the 27 students majoring in psychology at TUW, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on Psychology at Touro University Worldwide

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 78% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

#8

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

About 67% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Psychology at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Alliant International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 78% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Alliant International University Report

Ottawa University - Phoenix came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

About 76% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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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

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 18 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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