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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Connecticut

12 Colleges
$42,468 Avg Salary
$26,459 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 8th in Connecticut. In fact, 491 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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 Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Connecticut.

Our analysis found Western Connecticut State University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The excellent programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Connecticut. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Out of the 12 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Post University

Waterbury, CT

With a ranking of #6, Post University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#8

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.

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#9

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield 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. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,536
Rhode Island 138
New Hampshire 758
Maine 65
Vermont 77

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 12 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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