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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in New Jersey

22 Colleges
$38,352 Avg Salary
$26,025 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 851 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in New Jersey 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 analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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#2

Kean University

Union, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kean University is a great place for psychology students. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Out of the 22 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rider University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan 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. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in New Jersey list. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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Georgian Court University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Caldwell University

Caldwell, NJ

Caldwell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in New Jersey ranking. Caldwell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Caldwell.

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#10

Pillar College

Newark, NJ

Pillar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Pillar is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newark.

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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
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

Majors Similar to Psychology

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 22 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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