2024 Best Social Psychology Schools
23
Colleges in the United States
982
Social Psychology Degrees Awarded
A degree in
social psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #438 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 23 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for social psychology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 982 degrees in social psychology to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Social Psychology School
Your choice of social psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Social Psychology Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Psychology Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Social Psychology in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the social psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Social Psychology
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
365
Social Psychology Degrees Awarded
University of California - Irvine is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social psychology. UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were about 365 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.
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Every student pursuing a degree in social psychology needs to look into New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 16 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
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George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in social psychology. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were about 3 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
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Teachers College at Columbia University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social psychology. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In NY
Every student pursuing a degree in social psychology needs to check out University of Rochester. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were about 1 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were about 26 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were about 5 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In NY
Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The Graduate Center is a great school overall.
There were about 3 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.
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UNR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Reno. This university ranks 2nd out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were approximately 11 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year.
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