2025 Best Educational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

If you pursue a doctor's degree in educational psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #73 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Educational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 doctor's degrees in educational psychology during the 2022-2023 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 educational psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of educational psychology students who choose to seek a doctor'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 educational psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Educational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Educational Psychology in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in educational psychology.

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Educational Psychology

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in educational psychology has to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in educational psychology has to look into The Graduate Center, CUNY. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from The Graduate Center, CUNY

Best Educational Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	311	6
Maryland	190	5
District of Columbia	143	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Educational Psychology

Educational Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	193
School Psychology	87
Counseling Psychology	44
Clinical Child Psychology	9
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	3
Forensic Psychology	3

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.