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2024 Best Social Psychology Schools in New York

7 Colleges in New York
56 Social Psychology Degrees Awarded
A degree in social psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #438 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Psychology Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 56 degrees in social psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Psychology School

Best Social Psychology Schools in New York The social psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social 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.

Social Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Social Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Social Psychology

The social 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 Social Psychology Schools in New York. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Social Psychology in New York

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 social psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New York Schools in Social Psychology

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
43.8% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in social psychology. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 social 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
2nd Most Popular In NY
80.0% Growth in Graduates

Teachers College at Columbia University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in social psychology. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

It is hard to beat University of Rochester if you wish to pursue a degree in social psychology. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Any student who is interested in social psychology has to look into The Graduate Center, CUNY. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York. This school ranks 14th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 3 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 2 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 1 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. This university ranks 18th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 1 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
22.7% Growth in Graduates

Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 19th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 22 social psychology students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Social Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 87
District of Columbia 441 27

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 1,218
Developmental & Child Psychology 296
Experimental Psychology 140
Behavioral Neuroscience 54
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics 43
Comparative Psychology 16
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology 15

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