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2024 Best Community Psychology Schools

26 Colleges in the United States
624 Community Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in community psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #529 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 26 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for community psychology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 624 degrees in community psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Community Psychology School

Best Community Psychology Schools The community psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Community Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Community 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 Community Psychology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Community Psychology
Master's Degrees in Community Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Community Psychology

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Community Psychology Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Community Psychology in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the community psychology degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Community Psychology

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN

Every student who is interested in community psychology needs to check out Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 community psychology students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
30.0% Growth in Graduates

Loyola University Chicago is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in community psychology. 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 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 community psychology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
65.2% Growth in Graduates

Wheaton College Illinois is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in community psychology. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wheaton. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wheaton College Illinois is a great college overall.

There were roughly 23 community psychology students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Every student who is interested in community psychology has to look into National Louis University. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #393 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NLU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 community psychology students who graduated with this degree at NLU in the most recent data year.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were about 9 community psychology students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
75.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 community psychology students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
73 Community Psychology Degrees Awarded

St. Cloud State University is a large public university located in the city of Saint Cloud. A Best Colleges rank of #590 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means St. Cloud State University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 73 community psychology students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Dayton. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 community psychology students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC

Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 community psychology students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
25.0% Growth in Graduates

WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Wichita. This university ranks 6th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 4 community psychology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Community Psychology by Region

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Rocky Mountains
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Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Community Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Community Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology 9,463
Applied Behavior Analysis 5,497
Clinical Psychology 5,125
School Psychology 3,230
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 2,386
Forensic Psychology 2,290
Applied Psychology 2,058
Educational Psychology 1,856
Other Psychology & Counseling 666
Health/Medical Psychology 270

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