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2025 Best Educational Psychology Schools in New York

6 Colleges in New York
102 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded
A degree in educational psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #309 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for educational psychology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 102 degrees in educational psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Educational Psychology School

Best Educational Psychology Schools in New York Your choice of educational psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Educational Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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.

Educational Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Educational Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Educational Psychology

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 Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Educational Psychology in New York

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the educational psychology degree levels they offer.

Top New York Schools in Educational Psychology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
32.0% Growth in Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in educational psychology. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
50.0% Growth in Graduates

University at Buffalo is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in educational psychology. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo 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

Hunter College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in educational psychology. Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 30th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 9 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

It's hard to beat The Graduate Center, CUNY if you want to pursue a degree in educational psychology. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York. This school ranks 67th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 11 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

UAlbany is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Albany. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UAlbany is a great university overall.

There were about 22 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
38.9% Growth in Graduates

Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Albany. This college ranks 80th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 18 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Saint Rose in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Educational Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 114
Maryland 618 8
New Jersey 614 58
District of Columbia 441 0

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Forensic Psychology 675
School Psychology 518
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 279
Applied Behavior Analysis 275
Applied Psychology 235
Clinical Psychology 219
Counseling Psychology 141
Other Psychology & Counseling 14
Clinical Child Psychology 6
Health/Medical Psychology 5

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