2024 Best Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools
28
Colleges in the United States
764
Master's Degrees
If you plan on getting your master's degree in
applied psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #181 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 28 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for applied psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 764 master's degrees in applied psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Applied Psychology School for Your Master's Degree
The applied psychology master'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 for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to applied psychology students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other applied psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master'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.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized applied psychology related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for applied psychology students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Applied Psychology Schools
The applied 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 Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools.
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Featured Applied Psychology Programs
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