2024 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

General Psychology is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,202 associate degrees in general psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general psychology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Psychology

1

LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

190 Annual Graduates

LaGuardia Community College is a great option for individuals interested in an associate degree in general psychology. LaGuardia is a large public college located in the large city of Long Island City.More information about a associate in general psychology from LaGuardia Community College

2

Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in general psychology needs to look into Community College of Philadelphia. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from Community College of Philadelphia

 

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	669
Pennsylvania	379	494
New Jersey	249	34
Maryland	221	4
Delaware	96	1

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the General Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.