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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in New York

49 Colleges
$37,116 Avg Salary
$22,555 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology 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.

The Most Popular Psychology Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in New York 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.

Check out the psychology 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. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fordham University is a great place for psychology students. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Russell Sage College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in New York list. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in New York list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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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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