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2023 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 2,885 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in New York 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.

Check out the psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the most popular school in New York for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full Psychology at Teachers College at Columbia University Report

#2

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 21% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Russell Sage College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in New York. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 115 students majoring in psychology at Russel Sage, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 48 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the # 5 spot on the list. John Jay is a large public school located in the city of New York.

Of the 83 students majoring in psychology at John Jay, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Full Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Report

#6

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post 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 suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#7

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 87% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#8

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#9

Baruch College

New York, NY

Baruch College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Baruch is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 69% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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

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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
Pennsylvania 1,831
Maryland 286
New Jersey 851
District of Columbia 396
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 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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