2024 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

General Psychology is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #8 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of general psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,202 associate degrees in general psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 associate 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 much debt general psychology students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 colleges for general psychology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Psychology

1

LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

190 Annual Graduates

$26,257 Median Starting Salary

$8,272 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat LaGuardia Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general psychology. LaGuardia is a large public college located in the city of Long Island City.

Associate recipients from the general psychology degree program at LaGuardia Community College get $2,634 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a associate in general psychology from LaGuardia Community College

2

Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

46 Annual Graduates

$20,990 Median Starting Salary

$13,838 Median Student Debt

Community College of Philadelphia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a large student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $20,990 for their early career.

More information about a associate in general psychology from Community College of Philadelphia

 

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	669
Pennsylvania	179	494
New Jersey	137	34
Maryland	126	4
Delaware	60	1

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

General Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	1,202

Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	29

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.