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2024 Best Experimental Psychology Schools

51 Colleges in the United States
4,227 Experimental Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in experimental psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #205 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 51 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of experimental psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,227 degrees in experimental psychology during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Experimental Psychology School

Best Experimental Psychology Schools The experimental psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Experimental Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Experimental Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Experimental Psychology
Master's Degrees in Experimental Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Experimental Psychology

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Experimental Psychology Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Experimental Psychology in the United States

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 experimental psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Experimental Psychology

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
85 Experimental Psychology Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Harvard University if you wish to pursue a degree in experimental psychology. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 85 experimental psychology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
150 Experimental Psychology Degrees Awarded

Washington University in St Louis is a great option for students pursuing a degree in experimental psychology. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 150 experimental psychology students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
162 Experimental Psychology Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in experimental psychology. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 162 experimental psychology students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
36 Experimental Psychology Degrees Awarded

Princeton University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in experimental psychology. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.

There were approximately 36 experimental psychology students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
34 Experimental Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 experimental psychology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 experimental psychology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
414 Experimental Psychology Degrees Awarded

U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 414 experimental psychology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
474 Experimental Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.

There were about 474 experimental psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
78 Experimental Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 78 experimental psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CT
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 3 experimental psychology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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Experimental Psychology by Region

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One of 10 majors within the Child Development & Psychology area of study, Experimental Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology11,427
Developmental & Child Psychology1,490
Behavioral Neuroscience1,362
Social Psychology689
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics284
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology90
Personality Psychology32
Psychopharmacology24
Comparative Psychology21

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