2025 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Ranked #34 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 31 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 954 master's degrees in general psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

The psychology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general psychology students working on their master'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 General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general psychology.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

41 Annual Graduates

$74,551 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general psychology has to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Master's recipients from the general psychology major at University of Pennsylvania earn $25,598 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Pennsylvania

2

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Fordham University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general psychology. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Fordham University

3

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

11 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Maryland - College Park

4

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

13 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Syracuse University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Syracuse University

5

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

12 Annual Graduates

University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University at Buffalo

6

Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Saint Joseph’s University

7

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

44 Annual Graduates

$42,617 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduation, psychology master's recipients typically earn about $42,617 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

8

Towson University
Towson, MD

46 Annual Graduates

$55,694 Median Starting Salary

Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson.

General Psychology master's degree recipients from Towson University get an earnings boost of about $6,741 over the average earnings of general psychology graduates.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from Towson University

9

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

17 Annual Graduates

Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Villanova University

10

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

23 Annual Graduates

CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Catholic University of America

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	450
Pennsylvania	248	236
Maryland	193	56
New Jersey	188	120
District of Columbia	154	48

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	954

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	2,713
Child Development & Psychology	1,187
Other Psychology	179

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.