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2024 Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

16 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
276 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 16 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 276 degrees in educational psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Educational Psychology School

Best Educational Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of educational psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Educational Psychology Rankings by 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Educational Psychology

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

Every student who is interested in educational psychology has to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
71 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in educational psychology. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 71 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD

It is hard to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a degree in educational psychology. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Temple University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in educational psychology. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. A Best Colleges rank of #313 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ

Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were about 16 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
50.0% Growth in Graduates

The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The Graduate Center is a great school overall.

There were about 20 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.

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Howard University
Washington, DC

Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 6th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.More information about a degree in educational psychology from Howard University

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie. This college ranks 30th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 3 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

UAlbany is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Albany. This university ranks 36th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 28 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Educational Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best educational psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 86
Pennsylvania 978 114
Maryland 618 8
New Jersey 614 58
District of Columbia 441 0

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One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Educational Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology 1,072
School Psychology 857
Forensic Psychology 800
Clinical Psychology 734
Applied Psychology 392
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 390
Applied Behavior Analysis 384
Other Psychology & Counseling 147
Health/Medical Psychology 34
Community Psychology 11

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