Ranking of Top Online Psychology Schools
It can be hard to gauge which are the best online schools. Here, however, we have put together a completely unbiased, statistics-based list of the top ten that offer psychology, as determined by which schools have the highest graduation rates. We've used the most recent data available (school year of 2007-08 or 2008-09), acquired by contacting the schools directly, and we've published everything below without retouching a thing.
Note: The costs of tuition and fees and of books and supplies are estimates. Out-of-state tuition fees are indicated in brackets. Figures the schools did not provide are shown with a dash.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Admission Rate | Tuition & Fees | Books & Supplies | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Los Angeles | 89% | --- | $8,266 ($30,935) | $1,598 | 37,476 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 88% | 50% | $11,037 ($33,069) | $1,048 | 41,042 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 85% | 29% | $36,847 | $950 | 11,733 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 84.5% | 34% | $5,397 ($22,295) | $1,000 | 28,136 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | 81.5% | --- | $8,005 ($23,075) | $1,025 | 36,014 |
| University of California-Davis | 81% | --- | $9,358 ($32,027) | $1,590 | 29,796 |
| University of California-Irvine | 81% | --- | $8,718 ($31,387) | $1,645 | --- |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | 81% | 49% | $9,077 ($31,746) | $1,596 | 21,410 |
| Pepperdine University | 80.5% | 35% | $36,770 | $1,000 | 7,582 |
| Clemson University | 58% | 27% | $9,400 ($19,824) | $848 | 17,586 |