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2024 Best Educational Psychology Schools

77 Colleges in the United States
1,856 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in educational psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #309 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 77 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Educational Psychology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,856 degrees in educational psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Educational Psychology School

Best Educational Psychology Schools The educational psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Educational Psychology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for educational psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Educational Psychology Degree Level

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Educational Psychology Schools list to help you make the college decision. 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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Best Schools for Educational Psychology in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of educational psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Schools in Educational Psychology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in educational psychology. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were roughly 10 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good choice for students interested in a degree in educational psychology. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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3
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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Harvard University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in educational psychology. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were about 5 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
75 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a degree in educational psychology. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were about 75 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 46th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 21 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Alliant in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
38 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 38 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
45 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded

University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 45 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
56 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 56 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master'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 fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 26 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

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11
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TX

Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 2 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Educational Psychology Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
13 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
14 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
15 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
16 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
17 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
18 Baylor University Waco, TX
19 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN

Educational Psychology by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Educational Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

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
Other Psychology & Counseling 666
Community Psychology 624
Health/Medical Psychology 270

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