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2025 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

75 Colleges in New York
11,906 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,098 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #5 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 75 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 11,906 bachelor's degrees in psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York Your choice of psychology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. 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 bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges 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 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.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Psychology in New York

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.

15 Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Psychology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
166 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in psychology. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
499 Annual Graduates

New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in psychology. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from New York University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
324 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Binghamton University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in psychology. Binghamton University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Binghamton University

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
156 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Fordham University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in psychology. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Fordham University

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
564 Annual Graduates

University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University at Buffalo

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
173 Annual Graduates

University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Rochester

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
70 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Cornell University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
262 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Syracuse University

9
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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
616 Annual Graduates

SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Stony Brook University

10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
321 Annual Graduates

UAlbany is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Albany.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University at Albany

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
148 Annual Graduates

Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Marist College

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
112 Annual Graduates

Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hempstead.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Hofstra University

13
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
168 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from St John’s University - New York

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Queens College
Queens, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
662 Annual Graduates

QC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Queens.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Queens College

15
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
432 Annual Graduates

CCNY is a large public college located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from The City College of New York

Rest of the Top Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Psychology students in the state of New York that almost earned our Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York award.

Rank College Location
16 John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY
17 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
18 Hunter College New York, NY
19 Barnard College New York, NY
20 St Lawrence University Canton, NY
21 SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
22 Siena College Loudonville, NY
23 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
24 SUNY Oswego Oswego, NY
25 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY

Best Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 37 5,128
New Jersey 34 3,618
Maryland 33 2,575
Delaware 30 396
District of Columbia 28 543

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 9,726
Child Development & Psychology 1,335
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 822
Other Psychology 23

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