Community Psychology

A program that prepares individuals to apply psychological principles to the analysis of social problems, and the implementation of intervention strategies for addressing these problems. Includes instruction in social ecology, primary and secondary prevention of social pathologies, social intervention strategies and tactics, large group counseling, social services systems behavior, creating settings, cultural stress, and the dynamics of social change.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 39 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1632 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

281

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

206

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,088

awards given

Top Schools for Community Psychology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Clayton State University Morrow, GA	234
2	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	234
3	Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC	117
4	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	108
5	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	81
6	National Louis University Chicago, IL	57
7	Rogers State University Claremore, OK	57
8	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	54
9	DePaul University Chicago, IL	54
10	Alverno College Milwaukee, WI	51
11	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	45
12	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	45
13	Montana State University Billings Billings, MT	45
14	University of New Haven West Haven, CT	45
15	University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC	42
16	Clemson University Clemson, SC	39
17	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL	33
18	Campbell University Buies Creek, NC	33
19	Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK	27
20	Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN	24
21	University of Maine Orono, ME	24
22	Prescott College Prescott, AZ	24
23	Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA	24
24	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	21
25	Martin University Indianapolis, IN	18
26	Portland State University Portland, OR	15
27	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	15
28	Sterling College Sterling, KS	9
29	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	6
30	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	6
31	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	6
32	Lesley University Cambridge, MA	6
33	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	6
34	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	6
35	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	6
36	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR	6
37	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	3
38	Avila University Kansas City, MO	3
39	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	3