2024 Best Comparative Psychology Master's Degree Schools

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in comparative psychology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #787 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for comparative psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 master's degrees in comparative psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 comparative psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of comparative psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized comparative psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Comparative Psychology in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for comparative psychology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Schools for a Master's in Comparative Psychology

1

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Western Washington University if you want to pursue a master's degree in comparative psychology. WWU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bellingham.More information about a master’s in comparative psychology from Western Washington University

2

Hunter College
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Hunter College is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in comparative psychology. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in comparative psychology from Hunter College

Comparative Psychology by Region

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Comparative Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Comparative Psychology is one of 10 different types of Child Development & Psychology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Comparative Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Developmental & Child Psychology	694
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	443
Experimental Psychology	343
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology	53
Behavioral Neuroscience	41
Social Psychology	41
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	31
Psychopharmacology	11
Personality Psychology	5

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.