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2021 Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York

51 Colleges
10,135 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,462 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New YorkOut of the majors we analyze each year, general psychology was the most popular one in New York. In total, 10,135 people earned their bachelor's degree in the field from a school in New York. This means that 8.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best General Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking, we looked at 51 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying psychology.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Binghamton University tops the 2021 list of our schools in New York that are best for non-traditional general psychology students. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal. Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New York list.

The student loan default rate at Binghamton University is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,472 students at Binghamton University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,855 part time students in attendance at Binghamton University.

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Cornell University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New York list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. There are roughly 574 part time students in attendance at Cornell.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Fordham University. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New York list.

About 1.1% of Fordham U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,819 students at Fordham U are exclusively online. About 3,564 of the students at Fordham U are attending part time.

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New York University
New York, NY

Our rankings recognize New York University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New York list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,829 part time students in attendance at NYU.

Read full report on General Psychology at New York University

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SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 6,320 students at SUNY Empire are exclusively online. 6,049 students are part time.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Syracuse University. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Syracuse also made our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New York list, coming in at #7.

The student loan default rate at Syracuse is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,812 students take at least one class online at Syracuse. There are roughly 3,491 part time students in attendance at Syracuse.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Our rankings recognize Stony Brook University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population. SUNY Stony Brook also made our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New York list, coming in at #9.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Stony Brook is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,521 students at SUNY Stony Brook that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,151 part time students in attendance at SUNY Stony Brook.

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Our rankings recognize Mount Saint Mary College as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Newburgh, Mount Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 839 students at Mount Saint Mary that take at least one class online. There are roughly 606 part time students in attendance at Mount Saint Mary.

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SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, NY

SUNY Geneseo landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best general psychology schools for non-traditional students. SUNY Geneseo is a small public school located in the distant town of Geneseo. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SUNY Geneseo also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for General Psychology in New York ranking.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Geneseo is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 900 students take at least one class online at SUNY Geneseo. There are roughly 206 part time students in attendance at SUNY Geneseo.

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University at Albany comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 5,351 students take at least one class online at UAlbany. 3,115 of UAlbany students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students General Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 4,092
Maryland 2,451
New Jersey 3,154
Delaware 190
District of Columbia 376

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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