2024 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

a bachelor's degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #5 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 16 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,575 bachelor's degrees in psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The psychology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Psychology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Psychology in Maryland

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

10 Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Psychology

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

356 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in psychology has to look into University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Towson University
Towson, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

381 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in psychology has to take a look at Towson University. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Towson University

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

374 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in psychology needs to check out University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

4

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

576 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland Global Campus is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in psychology. UMGC is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Adelphi.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Maryland Global Campus

5

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

84 Annual Graduates

Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Loyola University Maryland

6

St Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD

55 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of St. Mary's City, SMCM is a public college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from St Mary’s College of Maryland

7

McDaniel College
Westminster, MD

43 Annual Graduates

McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Westminster.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from McDaniel College

8

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

156 Annual Graduates

Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Salisbury University

9

Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD

42 Annual Graduates

Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Owings Mills.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Stevenson University

10

Washington College
Chestertown, MD

40 Annual Graduates

Washington College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Chestertown.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Washington College

Best Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	37	5,128
New York	37	11,851
New Jersey	34	3,618
Delaware	30	396
District of Columbia	28	543

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	2,451
Child Development & Psychology	109
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	15

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.