2025 Best Educational Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in educational psychology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #694 out of 1232 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for educational psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 84 bachelor's degrees in educational psychology to qualified students.

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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 - How many other educational psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor'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 educational psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Educational Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Educational Psychology in the United States

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

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Educational Psychology

1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

23 Annual Graduates

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in educational psychology. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in educational psychology from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

2

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Mississippi State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in educational psychology. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in educational psychology from Mississippi State University

Educational Psychology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Educational Psychology

One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Educational Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Educational Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Psychology	1,352
Forensic Psychology	926
Applied Behavior Analysis	535
Counseling Psychology	393
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	375
Clinical Psychology	289
Community Psychology	281
Health/Medical Psychology	219
Other Psychology & Counseling	35
Performance and Sport Psychology	11

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.