2025 Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #85 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 11 doctor's degrees in industrial & organizational psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Industrial & Organizational Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of industrial & organizational psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality industrial and organizational 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:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to industrial & organizational psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other industrial & organizational psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial & organizational psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for industrial & organizational psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Industrial & Organizational Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for industrial & organizational psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology has to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from George Washington University

3

University at Albany
Albany, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in industrial & organizational psychology needs to look into University at Albany. UAlbany is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albany.More information about a doctorate in industrial & organizational psychology from University at Albany

Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial & organizational psychology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	10
District of Columbia	143	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Industrial & Organizational Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	486
School Psychology	145
Counseling Psychology	79
Educational Psychology	29
Clinical Child Psychology	9
Forensic Psychology	3
Applied Psychology	1
Applied Behavior Analysis	1

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.