2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in New Jersey

A master's degree in applied psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #240 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of applied psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 master's degrees in applied psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Applied Psychology in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in applied psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Applied Psychology Students Working on Their Master's

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

28 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rider University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in applied psychology. Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in applied psychology in New Jersey. More information about a master’s in applied psychology from Rider University

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in applied psychology needs to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in applied psychology in New Jersey. More information about a master’s in applied psychology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Best Applied Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Applied Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	23

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Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Applied Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	98
Educational Psychology	83
Clinical Psychology	70
School Psychology	53
Forensic Psychology	40
Other Psychology & Counseling	37
Applied Behavior Analysis	28
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	25
Community Psychology	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.