2025 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 240 master's degrees in general psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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 college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general psychology students working on their master'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 General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in Pennsylvania

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

41 Annual Graduates

$74,551 Median Starting Salary

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general psychology. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Those general psychology students who get their master's degree from University of Pennsylvania earn $18,560 more than the standard psychology grad.

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

2

Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA

15 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general psychology has to take a look at Saint Joseph's University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Saint Joseph’s University

3

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

17 Annual Graduates

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

4

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

12 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general psychology needs to check out University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

5

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

11 Annual Graduates

Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Temple University

6

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, PA

13 Annual Graduates

IUP is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Indiana.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

7

Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA

18 Annual Graduates

$36,481 Median Starting Salary

Chatham is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Students who graduate with their master's from the psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $36,481.

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

8

Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA

23 Annual Graduates

Carlow is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Carlow University

9

Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA

31 Annual Graduates

$56,942 Median Starting Salary

Millersville is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Millersville.

Master's students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn about $56,942 in their early career salary.

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

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	450
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	240

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	1,043
Child Development & Psychology	179
Other Psychology	31

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.