2025 Best Applied Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
9Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
415Applied Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in applied psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #282 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Applied Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 415 degrees in applied psychology annually.
The applied psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Applied Psychology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for applied psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The applied 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 Applied Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for Applied Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of applied psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Applied Psychology
LIU Post is a great choice for students interested in a degree in applied psychology. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means LIU Post is a great school overall.
There were approximately 21 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent year we have data available.
Rider University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in applied psychology. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #323 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rider is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in applied psychology needs to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.
Pace University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. This university ranks 34th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 55 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent data year.
Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 45th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 17 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Ship in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Farmingdale. This college ranks 107th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 55 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the rural area of Morrisville, Morrisville State College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 114th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 18 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Morrisville State College in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Canton, SUNY Canton is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 126th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 26 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Canton in the most recent data year.
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).
The applied psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Applied Psychology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for applied psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
