2023 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree 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 Psychology Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 759 schools in the United States to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Psychology
Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 14% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 1,058 students majoring in psychology at National University, 20% are male and 80% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 21% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.
Out of the 759 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.
Pepperdine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 671 students majoring in psychology at Pepperdine, 18% are male and 82% are female.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.
Nova Southeastern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Florida Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.
Women make up 88% of the psychology majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #11, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.
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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.
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Adler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. 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.
Of the 288 students majoring in psychology at Adler, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Lamar University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
About 92% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.
Northwestern University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.
New York University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 79% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 21% are male.
University of the Cumberlands landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
About 76% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.
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Northcentral University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
About 84% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 16% are male.
Carlos Albizu University - San Juan landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree 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.
Of the 238 students majoring in psychology at Carlos Albizu University - San Juan, 15% are male and 85% are female.
Full Psychology at Carlos Albizu University - San Juan Report
Adams State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 79% of the psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #22, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 15% are male.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.
Lindsey Wilson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.
Women make up 86% of the psychology majors at the school.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 759 different United States psychology schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools award.
Psychology by Region
View the Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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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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