A degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 991 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Psychology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 202,315 degrees in psychology annually.
Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Psychology Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the psychology degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in psychology. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 244 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology program at Columbia University in the City of New York get $12,433 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
University of Notre Dame is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in psychology. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were approximately 121 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a degree in psychology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. This university ranks 1st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 796 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, psychology degree recipients generally make an average of $41,639 at the beginning of their careers.
Every student pursuing a degree in psychology needs to look into University of Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs. This university ranks 3rd out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 519 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. After graduating, psychology degree recipients generally make an average of $37,946 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 565 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available. Those psychology students who get their degree from Northwestern University make $2,553 more than the typical psychology student.
Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. This university ranks 2nd out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 543 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $32,059.
UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. This university ranks 1st out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 673 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $29,891 in their early career salary.
NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 892 psychology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program earn an average of $40,540 for their early career.
Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 442 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients usually make around $39,069 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 275 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available. Those psychology students who get their degree from Boston College earn $2,991 more than the standard psychology grad.
Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 775 psychology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make around $31,872 for their early career.
University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 351 psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients generally make an average of $40,378 in their early careers.
Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 396 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients typically earn an average of $42,716 at the beginning of their careers.
Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were about 179 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $32,085.
Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 1056 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $29,233.
UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the small city of Amherst. This university ranks 10th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 571 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn about $32,223 in their early career salary.
UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1101 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $31,186 for their early career.
UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens. This university ranks 3rd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 679 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Those psychology students who get their degree from University of Georgia receive $2,823 more than the average psychology student.
UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 306 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available. Psychology degree recipients from University of Pennsylvania receive an earnings boost of about $17,577 above the typical income of psychology majors.
UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. This university ranks 1st out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 798 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program earn about $36,326 in their early career salary.
Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were about 176 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program earn an average of $33,939 in their early career salary.
Binghamton University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal. This university ranks 15th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 340 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $30,023 in their early career salary.
Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 447 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $30,730 in their early career salary.
UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. This university ranks 1st out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 610 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program earn about $34,492 in the first couple years of their career.
UCSB is a very large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. This university ranks 7th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 659 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $34,431 in their early career salary.
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Psychology Schools badge.
Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 20% of the 991 different United States psychology schools we analyzed.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Psychology Schools award.
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).
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Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
