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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools

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Finding the Best 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.

The Most Popular Psychology Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 782 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent programs at National 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 La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#7

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

With a ranking of #7, Pepperdine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools ranking. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #12, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Melbourne.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#14

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Adler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#15

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools ranking. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Carlos Albizu University - San Juan landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Located in the large city of San Juan, Carlos Albizu University - San Juan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#18

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Alliant International University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#20

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools ranking. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#22

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #22 on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#23

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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#24

University of Denver

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #24, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#25

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

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#27

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA
#28

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO
#31

William James College

Newton, MA
#31

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY
#33

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
#34

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY
#35

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA
#36

Simmons University

Boston, MA
#38

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA
#40

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA
#41

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria, CA
#43

Ball State University

Muncie, IN
#45

The Wright Institute

Berkeley, CA
#47

Troy University

Troy, AL
#48

Brandman University

Irvine, CA
#49

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Additional Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Psychology Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 782 different United States psychology schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
52 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona, MN
52 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
54 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
55 University of North Texas Denton, TX
56 Purdue University Global Indianapolis, IN
57 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
58 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
59 Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA
59 Webster University Saint Louis, MO
59 Kean University Union, NJ
62 Fordham University Bronx, NY
63 Roosevelt University Chicago, IL
63 George Washington University Washington, DC
63 Russell Sage College Troy, NY
66 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
67 LIU Post Brookville, NY
68 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
69 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
69 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
71 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
72 Naropa University Boulder, CO
72 Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles, CA
74 Yeshiva University New York, NY
75 Mercer University Macon, GA
75 Boston University Boston, MA
77 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
78 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
79 University of Georgia Athens, GA
79 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
81 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
81 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
83 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
83 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
85 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
86 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
86 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
88 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
88 John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY
90 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
91 George Fox University Newberg, OR
91 Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI
91 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
94 Florida International University Miami, FL
95 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
95 Richmont Graduate University Chattanooga, TN
95 Regis University Denver, CO
98 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA
99 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
99 Marymount University Arlington, VA
101 University at Albany Albany, NY
102 Wheaton College Illinois Wheaton, IL
102 Immaculata University Immaculata, PA
102 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
102 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
106 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
106 Bellevue University Bellevue, NE
108 Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
108 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
108 The New School New York, NY
111 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
111 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
111 Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL
114 Adler Graduate School Richfield, MN
115 Regent University Virginia Beach, VA
116 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
116 Queens College Queens, NY
116 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Psychology students that almost earned our Most Popular Psychology Schools award.

Rank College Location
119 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
119 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
121 Tiffin University Tiffin, OH
121 Utah State University Logan, UT
123 Marshall University Huntington, WV
123 Ponce Health Sciences University - East Ponce, PR
123 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
123 Denver Seminary Littleton, CO
123 Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT
128 Michigan School of Psychology Farmington Hills, MI
129 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
130 Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA
130 Hunter College New York, NY
130 Emporia State University Emporia, KS
130 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
134 Hope International University Fullerton, CA
134 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
134 Widener University Chester, PA
134 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
134 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
134 Regis College Weston, MA
140 Towson University Towson, MD
140 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
140 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
143 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
143 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
143 La Salle University Philadelphia, PA
143 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Marion, IN
147 MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS
147 University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
149 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ
149 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
149 Cambridge College Boston, MA
149 Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA
149 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine Irvine, CA
154 Baruch College New York, NY
154 Universidad del Turabo Gurabo, PR
154 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
154 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
154 University of Houston - Clear Lake Houston, TX

Psychology by Region

View the Most Popular Psychology Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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