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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

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$47,754 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Psychology 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 Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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 .

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

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Out of the 8 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

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

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of the District of Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 8 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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