2025 Best School Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Ranked #72 in popularity, school psychology is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. 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 22 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best School Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 345 doctor's degrees in school psychology during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great School Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The school psychology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on school psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of school psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized school psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank School Psychology Schools

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study School Psychology in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in school psychology.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in School Psychology

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in school psychology. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Hofstra University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in school psychology. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from Hofstra University

3

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Loyola University Chicago if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in school psychology. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from Loyola University Chicago

4

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Fordham University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in school psychology. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from Fordham University

5

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from Nova Southeastern University

6

Yeshiva University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from Yeshiva University

7

St John's University - New York
Queens, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

STJ is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Queens.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from St John’s University - New York

8

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

9

University at Albany
Albany, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from University at Albany

10

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Ball State is a very large public university located in the city of Muncie.More information about a doctorate in school psychology from Ball State University

School Psychology by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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School Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, School Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	2,470
Counseling Psychology	667
Educational Psychology	330
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	214
Applied Behavior Analysis	174
Other Psychology & Counseling	61
Applied Psychology	47
Forensic Psychology	46
Community Psychology	44
Performance and Sport Psychology	41

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.