Did you know that the state of Pennsylvania isn’t a state at all? Officially, it’s a “Commonwealth”, if you were to ask someone from Pennsylvania (although most American’s don’t care). Pennsylvania is the 6th largest state in the nation (based on population) and the 9th most densely populated. The state’s largest cities include Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie. If you’re looking for a job, one of these four cities is going to be your best bet for employment.
Pennsylvania is a great place to practice if you’re an aspiring psychologist. On average, psychologists practicing in Pennsylvania can earn anywhere from $60,000 to $100,000 a year depending on their speciality as well as the industry they work in. Job opportunities for counseling, clinical and school psychologist seem to be the most plentiful, but they also don’t pay as much. If you want to maxmize your earning potential then you should consider a career in industrial-organizational psychology. These professionals earn about $95k per year. The downside is that there are fewer employment opportunities in Pennsylvania for industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologists and competition for available positions is greater.
To practice psychology in Pennsylvania you’re required to have a doctorate degree in psychology from an accredited school and pass a state administered licensing exam. With over 106 accredited schools to choose from Pennsylvania offers students one of the largest selections of psychology programs in the nation. Whether you’re interested in attending a small prestigious graduate psychology program or a large public university, you’ll be able to find it in Pennsylvania.
One you become a graduate psychology student in Pennsylvania, you can apply for student membership in the Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PPA). Undergraduate psychology students can apply for affiliate membership. The PPA supports its full-status members with discounts for legal services, health insurance and several other benefits.
Below you’ll find a list of 106 accredited psychology schools in Pennsylvania offering a variety undergraduate and graduate programs in psychology.
Albright College – Reading, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Allegheny College – Meadville, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Alvernia University – Reading, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Arcadia University – Glenside, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Baptist Bible College and Seminary – Clarks Summit, PA |
Programs offered include: Counseling Major |
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania – Bloomsburg, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Bryn Mawr College – Bryn Mawr, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Bucknell University – Lewisburg, PA |
Programs offered include: M.S. in Psychology |
Bucks County Community College – Newtown, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major – Interpersonal Emphasis |
Butler County Community College – El Dorado, KS |
Programs offered include: A.A. in Psychology |
Cabrini College – Radnor, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
California University of Pennsylvania – California, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology – General |
Carlow University – Pittsburgh, PA |
Programs offered include: M.S. in Professional Counseling |
Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Cedar Crest College – Allentown, PA |
Programs offered include: Applied Psychology Major |
Chatham University – Pittsburgh, PA |
Programs offered include: M.S. in Counseling Psychology |
Chestnut Hill College – Philadelphia, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania – Cheyney, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Clarion University – Clarion, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Community College of Allegheny County – Pittsburgh, PA |
Programs offered include: A.A. in Psychology |
Delaware County Community College – Media, PA |
Programs offered include: A.S. in Psychology |
DeSales University – Center Valley, PA |
Programs offered include: B.S. in Psychology |
Dickinson College – Carlisle, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Drexel University – Philadelphia, PA |
Programs offered include: B.S. in Psychology |
Duquesne University – Pittsburgh, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
East Stroudsburg University – East Stroudsburg, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Eastern University – Saint Davids, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania – Edinboro, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Elizabethtown College – Elizabethtown, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Franklin and Marshall College – Lancaster, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Gannon University – Erie, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Geneva College – Beaver Falls, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Gettysburg College – Gettysburg, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Grove City College – Grove City, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Gwynedd-Mercy College – Gwynedd Valley, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Harcum College – Bryn Mawr, PA |
Programs offered include: Associate’s Degree in Psychology |
Harrisburg Area Community College – Harrisburg, PA |
Programs offered include: Associate’s Degree in Psychology |
Haverford College – Haverford, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Holy Family University – Holy Family University |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychobiology |
Immaculata University – Immaculata, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Biology – Psychology |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania – Indiana, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology – Applied Track |
Juniata College – Huntingdon, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
King’s College – Wilkes Barre, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania – Kutztown, PA |
Programs offered include: B.S. in Psychology – Clinical/Counseling |
La Roche College – Pittsburgh, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
La Salle University – Philadelphia, PA |
Programs offered include: M.A. in Clinical Counseling Psychology – Industrial/Organizational |
Lafayette College – High St, Easton, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Lebanon Valley College – Annville, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Lehigh Carbon Community College – Schnecksville, PA |
Programs offered include: A.S. in Psychology |
Lehigh University – Bethlehem, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania – Lincoln University, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Lock Haven University – Lock Haven, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Lycoming College – Williamsport, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Manor College – Jenkintown, PA |
Programs offered include: Associate’s Degrees in Psychology |
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania – Mansfield, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major – Counseling |
Marywood University – Scranton, PA |
Programs offered include: Ed.S. in School Psychology |
Mercyhurst College – Erie, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Messiah College – Grantham, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Millersville University – Millersville, PA |
Programs offered include: M.Ed. In School Counseling |
Misericordia University – Dallas, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Moravian College & Theological Seminary – Bethlehem, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Mount Aloysius College – Cresson, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Muhlenberg College – Allentown, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Neumann University – Aston, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology – Applied |
Penn State Abington – Abington, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Penn State Altoona – Altoona, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Penn State Beaver – Monaca, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Penn State Berks – Reading, PA |
Programs offered include: B. A. in Applied Psychology |
Penn State Erie-Behrend College – Erie, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Penn State Greater Allegheny – McKeesport, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Penn State Harrisburg – Middletown, PA |
Programs offered include: B.S. in Psychology |
Penn State Lehigh Valley – Center Valley, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Penn State New Kensington – Upper Burrell, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Applied Psychology |
Penn State Schuylkill – Schuylkill Haven, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychological and Social Sciences |
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Philadelphia, PA |
Programs offered include: Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Psychology |
Philadelphia University – Philadelphia, PA |
Programs offered include: Biopsychology Major |
Point Park University – Pittsburgh, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Applied Psychology |
Reading Area Community College – Reading, PA |
Programs offered include: A.A. in Psychology |
Robert Morris University – Moon Township, PA |
Programs offered include: B.S. in Psychology |
Rosemont College – Rosemont, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Saint Francis University – Loretto, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Saint Vincent College – Latrobe, PA |
Programs offered include: Addiction Specialist Training Certificate |
Seton Hill University – Greensburg, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Shippensburg University – Shippensburg, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Slippery Rock University – Slippery Rock, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
St. Joseph’s University – Philadelphia, PA |
Programs offered include: B.S. in Psychology |
Susquehanna University – Selinsgrove, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Swarthmore College – Swarthmore, PA |
Programs offered include: Neuroscience Major |
Temple University – Philadelphia, PA |
Programs offered include: Ph.D. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences – Cognition and Perception |
Thiel College – Greenville, PA |
Programs offered include: Neuroscience Major |
University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA |
Programs offered include: Graduate Program in Psychology |
University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA |
Programs offered include: Joint Graduate Program in Clinical and Developmental Psychology |
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford – Bradford, PA |
Programs offered include: B.S. in Psychology |
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg – Greensburg, PA |
Programs offered include: B.S. in Psychology |
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown – Johnstown, PA |
Programs offered include: B.S. in Psychology |
University of Scranton – Scranton, PA |
Programs offered include: B.S. in Psychology |
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA |
Programs offered include: B.S./M.S. in Health Psychology |
Ursinus College – Collegeville, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Valley Forge Christian College – Phoenixville, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Villanova University – Villanova, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Washington & Jefferson College – Washington, PA |
Programs offered include: Child Development and Education Major |
Waynesburg University – Waynesburg, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania – West Chester, PA |
Programs offered include: M.A. in Clinical Psychology |
Westminster College – Fulton, MO |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology-Occupational Therapy |
Widener University – Chester, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
Wilkes University – Wilkes-Barre, PA |
Programs offered include: B.A. in Psychology |
Wilson College – Chambersburg, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychobiology Major |
York College of Pennsylvania – York, PA |
Programs offered include: Psychology Major |
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