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2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 396 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC the most popular school in District of Columbia for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

Out of the 7 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in psychology at Howard, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in District of Columbia. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 56% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Gallaudet University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#6

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #6, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#7

American University

Washington, DC

American University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,885
Pennsylvania 1,831
Maryland 286
New Jersey 851
Delaware 20

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 7 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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