2024 Best Other Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in other psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #101 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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of other psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 doctor's degrees in other psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt other psychology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The other psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in other psychology.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Other Psychology

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

7 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in other psychology has to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in other psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in other psychology. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in other psychology from Carnegie Mellon University

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC
Washington, DC

1 Annual Graduates

$71,416 Median Starting Salary

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in other psychology. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the other psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $71,416.

More information about a doctorate in other psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC

Best Other Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best other psychology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	0
New York	174	7
District of Columbia	81	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Psychology

Other Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Other Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Psychology	8

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	750
Child Development & Psychology	233
General Psychology	113

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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.