Psychology General

A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 1575 institutions across the United States, with a total of 433710 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

247

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

17,944

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

117,436

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

199

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

6,995

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

1,675

degrees awarded

Other Awards

289,214

awards given

Top Schools for Psychology General

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	11,553
2	Florida International University Miami, FL	5,073
3	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	4,596
4	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	4,284
5	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	3,495
6	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	3,084
7	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	2,967
8	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	2,919
9	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	2,820
10	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	2,757
11	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	2,271
12	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	2,241
13	Ashford University San Diego, CA	2,199
14	University of Houston Houston, TX	2,127
15	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	2,058
16	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	2,040
17	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	2,019
18	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	2,007
19	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	1,971
20	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	1,941
21	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	1,938
22	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	1,926
23	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	1,911
24	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	1,902
25	University of North Texas Denton, TX	1,890
26	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	1,845
27	University of Georgia Athens, GA	1,773
28	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	1,767
29	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	1,735
30	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	1,728
31	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	1,719
32	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	1,707
33	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	1,647
34	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	1,644
35	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	1,623
36	Washington State University Pullman, WA	1,596
37	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	1,593
38	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	1,587
39	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	1,563
40	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	1,551
41	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	1,539
42	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	1,536
43	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	1,533
44	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	1,524
45	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	1,488
46	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	1,482
47	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	1,479
48	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	1,449
49	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	1,449
50	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	1,437
51	CUNY City College New York, NY	1,425
52	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	1,392
53	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	1,389
54	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	1,383
55	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	1,371
56	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	1,347
57	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	1,338
58	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	1,305
59	Towson University Towson, MD	1,302
60	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	1,278
61	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	1,278
62	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	1,248
63	Kean University Union, NJ	1,245
64	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	1,212
65	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	1,203
66	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	1,185
67	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	1,170
68	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	1,149
69	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	1,131
70	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	1,116
71	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	1,107
72	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	1,101
73	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	1,098
74	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	1,077
75	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	1,074
76	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	1,074
77	Clemson University Clemson, SC	1,074
78	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	1,071
79	Portland State University Portland, OR	1,059
80	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	1,059
81	Boston University Boston, MA	1,050
82	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	1,050
83	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	1,041
84	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	1,023
85	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	1,014
86	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	1,011
87	University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx, NY	1,002
88	University at Albany Albany, NY	1,002
89	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	999
90	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	996
91	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	996
92	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	993
93	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	993
94	Sierra College Rocklin, CA	990
95	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	987
96	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	987
97	Merced College Merced, CA	984
98	Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA	978
99	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	969
100	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	954