2025 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in New York

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.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 795 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

The psychology associate 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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality 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 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 general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a associate 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 general psychology related body.

Our complete 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.

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in New York.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Psychology in New York

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

Top New York Schools for an Associate in Psychology

1

LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

139 Annual Graduates

LaGuardia Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general psychology from LaGuardia Community College

2

Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

300 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general psychology has to check out Borough of Manhattan Community College. BMCC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York.More information about a associate in general psychology from Borough of Manhattan Community College

3

Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

87 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Monroe Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in general psychology. Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Rochester.More information about a associate in general psychology from Monroe Community College

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

General Psychology is one of 0 different types of General Psychology programs to choose from.

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).
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