by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 933 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 140,724 bachelor's degrees in psychology to qualified students.
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The psychology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
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 ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in psychology. 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 Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in psychology. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Texas A&M University - College Station
Northwestern University is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in psychology. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Northwestern University
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in psychology has to look into University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Virginia - Main Campus
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in psychology needs to take a look at University of Notre Dame. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Notre Dame
Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Connecticut
Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Boston University
Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Michigan State University
Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Georgia
Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from New York University
Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Florida
Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Boston College
UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Maryland - College Park
UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the city of Irvine.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of California - Irvine
U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Emory University
Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Massachusetts Amherst
Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Pennsylvania
USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Southern California
Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Florida State University
Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 20% of the 933 different United States psychology schools we analyzed.
Here are some additional great schools for Psychology students that almost earned our Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 117,436 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 18,392 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 4,514 |
| Other Psychology | 382 |
