Highest Job Growth Master's Psychology Programs

These are the highest job growth master's psychology programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with New York University leading at 9%.

Rank Institution State Growth Completers
1 New York University NY 9% 565
2 Capella University MN 9% 144
3 Teachers College at Columbia University NY 9% 104
4 Montclair State University NJ 9% 102
5 University of Pennsylvania PA 9% 94
6 Boston College MA 9% 84
7 University of Chicago IL 9% 73
8 Vanderbilt University TN 9% 71
9 Northcentral University CA 9% 59
10 Claremont Graduate University CA 9% 58
11 Walden University MN 9% 56
12 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN 9% 47
13 Yale University CT 9% 40
14 Pace University NY 9% 37
15 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI 9% 35
16 Fordham University NY 9% 35
17 CUNY Hunter College NY 9% 34
18 University of Oregon OR 9% 31
19 Texas A&M University-College Station TX 9% 30
20 The University of Texas at Dallas TX 9% 29
21 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL 9% 27
22 Ball State University IN 9% 25
23 CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY 9% 23
24 Texas State University TX 9% 23
25 Drexel University PA 9% 22
26 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA 9% 22
27 University of Connecticut CT 9% 21
28 Kansas State University KS 9% 18
29 Ohio State University-Main Campus OH 9% 18
30 Duquesne University PA 9% 18
31 University of Georgia GA 9% 16
32 St. Francis College NY 9% 16
33 University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA 9% 15
34 University of California-San Diego CA 9% 14
35 Johns Hopkins University MD 9% 14
36 Lehigh University PA 9% 14
37 Purdue University-Main Campus IN 9% 13
38 The Chicago School at Los Angeles CA 9% 13
39 University of California-Riverside CA 9% 12
40 University of North Florida FL 9% 12
41 Tulane University of Louisiana LA 9% 12
42 Princeton University NJ 9% 12
43 Cornell University NY 9% 12
44 University of Delaware DE 9% 11
45 Kent State University at Kent OH 9% 11
46 George Washington University DC 9% 10
47 DePaul University IL 9% 10
48 University of Kentucky KY 9% 10
49 Harvard University MA 9% 10
50 University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA 9% 10

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes master's programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.