Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #8 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 79 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15,418 degrees in psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in New York.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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.
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The schools below may not offer all types of psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Columbia University in the City of New York is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in psychology. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 264 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the psychology program at Columbia University in the City of New York get $4,790 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Every student who is interested in psychology needs to take a look at Teachers College at Columbia University. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were about 340 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology major at Teachers College at Columbia University earn $10,700 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
It is difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in psychology. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 687 psychology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the psychology program at New York University get $3,419 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Cornell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in psychology. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 102 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients generally make around $36,163 in their early careers.
Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were about 223 psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $33,097 in their early career salary.
Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 246 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent data year. Those psychology students who get their degree from Fordham University receive $14,725 more than the average psychology grad.
Colgate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Hamilton. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colgate is a great university overall.
There were about 56 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent year we have data available. Those psychology students who get their degree from Colgate University make $11,063 more than the typical psychology graduate.
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 290 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career income of $32,210.
Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means The Graduate Center is a great school overall.
There were roughly 273 psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the psychology major at The Graduate Center, CUNY earn $19,114 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 700 psychology students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career wages of $27,689.
Located in the large city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #77 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Barnard is a great college overall.
There were roughly 59 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available. Those psychology students who get their degree from Barnard College make $2,000 more than the standard psychology grad.
Here are some additional great schools for Psychology students in the state of New York that almost earned our Best Psychology Schools in New York award.
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).
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