2025 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #6 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 487 doctor's degrees in psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

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

A Great Overall School

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.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt psychology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Psychology Schools

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in New York

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

10 Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in psychology. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in psychology needs to look into New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from New York University

3

Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in psychology has to take a look at Hofstra University. 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 psychology from Hofstra University

4

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

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

5

LIU Post
Brookville, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.More information about a doctorate in psychology from LIU Post

6

Yeshiva University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

58 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 psychology from Yeshiva University

7

St John's University - New York
Queens, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

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

8

University at Albany
Albany, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

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

9

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University at Buffalo

10

Adelphi University
Garden City, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Adelphi University

Best Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Maryland	29	49
Pennsylvania	29	284
New Jersey	28	105
District of Columbia	24	160
Delaware	21	5

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	359
Child Development & Psychology	99
General Psychology	27
Other Psychology	2

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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.