2025 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

General Psychology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #34 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 master's degrees in general psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 master'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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 schools for general psychology students working on their master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in District of Columbia

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

23 Annual Graduates

Catholic University of America is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general psychology. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Catholic University of America

2

American University
Washington, DC

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general psychology has to take a look at American University. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from American University

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	450
Pennsylvania	248	236
Maryland	193	56
New Jersey	188	120

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	47

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	136
Child Development & Psychology	10

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.