Ranked #4 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 71 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11,497 degrees in general psychology annually.
Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Psychology Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat Binghamton University if you want to pursue a degree in general psychology. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 326 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $30,023.
Fordham University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general psychology. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.
There were about 178 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $28,256.
Any student pursuing a degree in general psychology has to take a look at University at Buffalo. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.
There were about 647 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career wages of $31,351.
Any student who is interested in general psychology needs to check out Cornell University. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 80 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Those general psychology students who get their degree from Cornell University make $2,305 more than the typical psychology grad.
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 270 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients typically make around $34,654 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were roughly 618 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year. After graduating, psychology degree recipients generally make about $32,563 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UAlbany is a great university overall.
There were roughly 318 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career earnings of $30,456.
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Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #177 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marist is a great college overall.
There were about 96 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career wages of $33,491.
Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 70 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $29,943.
STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Queens. This university ranks 31st out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 168 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, psychology degree recipients usually earn an average of $23,821 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 52nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 709 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career earnings of $30,184.
Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 65th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 451 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at CCNY in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $30,925.
Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Adelphi is a great university overall.
There were approximately 131 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Adelphi in the most recent data year. After graduation, psychology degree recipients typically make about $20,458 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 682 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $31,706 for their early career.
Here are some additional great schools for General Psychology students in the state of New York that almost earned our Best General Psychology Schools in New York award.
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).
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Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
