by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 55 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 5,102 bachelor's degrees in psychology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
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 colleges for psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Below you'll see a list of 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 University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in psychology. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Pennsylvania
Lehigh University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in psychology. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Lehigh University
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in psychology. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
It's hard to beat Temple University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in psychology. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Temple University
Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Lewisburg.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Bucknell University
Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Saint Joseph’s University
Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Duquesne University
Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Drexel University
Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Villanova University
Located in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Lafayette College
IUP is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Indiana.More information about a bachelor’s in psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Dickinson College | Carlisle, PA |
| 13 | Muhlenberg College | Allentown, PA |
| 14 | Gettysburg College | Gettysburg, PA |
| 15 | La Salle University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 16 | Widener University | Chester, PA |
| 17 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown, PA |
| 18 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock, PA |
Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 37 | 11,851 |
| New Jersey | 34 | 3,618 |
| Maryland | 33 | 2,575 |
| Delaware | 30 | 396 |
| District of Columbia | 28 | 543 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 4,066 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 890 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 142 |
| Other Psychology | 4 |
