2025 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

Ranked #34 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 136 master's degrees in general psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

The psychology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master'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.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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

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 Master's Degree Schools in Georgia.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in Georgia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general psychology.

Top Georgia Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

13 Annual Graduates

Emory University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general psychology. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Emory University

2

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

17 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general psychology has to check out Georgia State University. Georgia State is a very large public university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Georgia State University

3

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

24 Annual Graduates

Georgia Southern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general psychology. GaSou is a very large public university located in the town of Statesboro.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Georgia Southern University

4

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA

14 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Valdosta State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Valdosta State University

5

Augusta University
Augusta, GA

14 Annual Graduates

Augusta University is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Augusta.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Augusta University

6

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

14 Annual Graduates

$33,124 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $33,124 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of West Georgia

7

Life University
Marietta, GA

40 Annual Graduates

$54,160 Median Starting Salary

Life is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Marietta.

Those general psychology students who get their master's degree from Life University receive $10,518 more than the average psychology graduate.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from Life University

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	370
Virginia	182	248
North Carolina	178	138
Tennessee	166	86
Alabama	151	57
Kentucky	147	25
Louisiana	147	129
South Carolina	146	23
Mississippi	145	29
Arkansas	121	14
West Virginia	112	143

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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	136

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	249
Child Development & Psychology	22

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.