2025 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #7 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 186 master's degrees in psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of psychology for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt psychology students go into to obtain their master's 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 psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for psychology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Psychology Schools

The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Psychology in Maryland

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for psychology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in psychology. UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Loyola University Maryland if you want to pursue a master's degree in psychology. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in psychology from Loyola University Maryland

3

Towson University
Towson, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

Towson University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in psychology. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Towson University

4

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in psychology needs to look into Bowie State University. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Bowie State University

Best Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	35	2,016
Pennsylvania	34	1,404
New Jersey	32	597
District of Columbia	32	232
Delaware	24	15

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	114
General Psychology	57
Child Development & Psychology	15

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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.