2025 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

General Psychology is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,467 associate degrees in general psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general psychology for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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 include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 general psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate 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 general psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general psychology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Psychology

1

Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

83 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in general psychology needs to take a look at Community College of Philadelphia. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from Community College of Philadelphia

2

LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

139 Annual Graduates

LaGuardia Community College is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in general psychology. LaGuardia is a fairly large public college located in the city of Long Island City.More information about a associate in general psychology from LaGuardia Community College

3

Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

300 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Borough of Manhattan Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general psychology. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from Borough of Manhattan Community College

4

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Harrisburg Area Community College is a great choice for students pursuing an associate degree in general psychology. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from Harrisburg Area Community College

5

Delaware County Community College
Media, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Media.More information about a associate in general psychology from Delaware County Community College

6

Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from Bucks County Community College

7

Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Annual Graduates

Montco is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Blue Bell.More information about a associate in general psychology from Montgomery County Community College

8

Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

87 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from Monroe Community College

9

Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from Lehigh Carbon Community College

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	669
Pennsylvania	379	494
New Jersey	249	34
Maryland	221	4
Delaware	96	1

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.