Best Psychology Master's Programmes in the Netherlands
We rank 63 Psychology master's programmes across 16 Dutch universities by verified national student-survey (NSE) satisfaction. Overall ratings range from 3.5 to 4.4 out of 5.
Ranked across the broader “Humanities, social sciences, communication and arts” field group — the closest classification available in national student-survey data.
- 1Social Sciences (research)
University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 4.5/54.4/529 students surveyed - 2History and Philosophy of Science
Utrecht University · Utrecht
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 4.2/54.3/532 students surveyed - 3International Development Studies
Wageningen University & Research · Wageningen
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 4.2/54.3/549 students surveyed - 4Political Science
Radboud University · Nijmegen
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 4.4/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 4.3/54.3/538 students surveyed - 5Communication Science
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 4.3/54.3/536 students surveyed - 6Development and Rural Innovation
Wageningen University & Research · Wageningen
Teachers 4.4/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 4.2/54.2/525 students surveyed - 7Literary Studies
Leiden University
Teachers 4.5/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 4.1/54.2/525 students surveyed - 8Educational Science & Technology
University of Twente · Enschede
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 4.3/54.2/520 students surveyed - 9Religiewetenschappen
Radboud University · Nijmegen
Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 4.0/5Would choose again 4.4/54.2/520 students surveyed - 10Communication Science
University of Twente · Enschede
Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 4.4/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 4.2/54.2/521 students surveyed - 11Communication, Health and Life Sciences
Wageningen University & Research · Wageningen
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.7/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.0/54.2/522 students surveyed - 12Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society
University of Twente · Enschede
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.4/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 4.2/54.1/522 students surveyed - 13Behavioural Science (research)
Radboud University · Nijmegen
Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 4.1/54.1/542 students surveyed - 14Urban and Economic Geography
Utrecht University · Utrecht
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.1/5Would choose again 4.0/54.1/521 students surveyed - 15Behavioural and Social Sciences
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 4.1/54.1/535 students surveyed - 16Social Psychology (research)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.1/54.1/524 students surveyed - 17Culture Studies
Tilburg University · Tilburg
Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.1/5Would choose again 4.0/54.1/529 students surveyed - 18Arts & Culture
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 4.1/54.0/522 students surveyed - 19Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience (research)
Maastricht University · Maastricht
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 4.2/54.0/573 students surveyed - 20European Studies: European Policy
University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 4.1/54.0/536 students surveyed - 21Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence
Tilburg University · Tilburg
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.9/54.0/525 students surveyed - 22Literary Studies
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 3.9/54.0/520 students surveyed - 23Culture, Organization and Management
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.9/54.0/545 students surveyed - 24History
Radboud University · Nijmegen
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 3.6/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 3.8/54.0/524 students surveyed - 25Heritage Studies: Museum Studies
University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 4.0/5Would choose again 3.9/54.0/538 students surveyed - 26Philosophy
Tilburg University · Tilburg
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 4.0/53.9/536 students surveyed - 27History
Erasmus University Rotterdam · Rotterdam
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 4.0/53.9/531 students surveyed - 283.9/529 students surveyed
- 29Psychology (research)
Leiden University
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 3.7/53.9/529 students surveyed - 30Development Studies (ISS)
Erasmus University Rotterdam · Rotterdam
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 3.6/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.4/53.9/527 students surveyed - 31Development Studies (ISS)
Erasmus University Rotterdam · Rotterdam
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 3.6/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.4/53.9/527 students surveyed - 32Human Geography
Radboud University · Nijmegen
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 2.8/5Would choose again 4.0/53.9/525 students surveyed - 33Arts and Culture
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 3.6/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 3.8/53.9/545 students surveyed - 34Psychology
Radboud University · Nijmegen
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 4.0/53.9/582 students surveyed - 35Political Science
Leiden University
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 3.9/53.9/529 students surveyed - 36Political Science
Leiden University
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 3.9/53.9/529 students surveyed - 37Arts and Culture Studies
Erasmus University Rotterdam · Rotterdam
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 2.9/5Would choose again 3.8/53.9/536 students surveyed - 38Media Studies
Leiden University
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.8/53.9/541 students surveyed - 39Psychology
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 4.0/53.9/5138 students surveyed - 40Landscape Architecture
Amsterdam University of the Arts · Amsterdam
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.0/5Career prep 4.2/5Would choose again 3.7/53.9/529 students surveyed - 41Psychology
University of Twente · Enschede
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.7/53.9/567 students surveyed - 42Sociology: Politics, Policy and Society in Comparative Perspective
Tilburg University · Tilburg
Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.8/53.9/533 students surveyed - 43Communication and Information Sciences
Tilburg University · Tilburg
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 2.6/5Would choose again 3.9/53.8/568 students surveyed - 44Psychology
Maastricht University · Maastricht
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/5151 students surveyed - 45Master of Music
University of the Arts The Hague · Den Haag
Teachers 4.3/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 3.6/53.8/576 students surveyed - 46Media Studies: Film Studies
University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 3.7/5Career prep 2.9/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/596 students surveyed - 47Multilingualism
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.3/53.8/524 students surveyed - 48Youth, Education and Society
Utrecht University · Utrecht
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 4.0/53.8/5113 students surveyed - 49Urbanism
Amsterdam University of the Arts · Amsterdam
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 3.4/5Career prep 4.0/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/533 students surveyed - 50Data Science and Society
Tilburg University · Tilburg
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.8/53.8/599 students surveyed - 51Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design
University of the Arts The Hague · Den Haag
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.7/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 3.7/53.7/563 students surveyed - 52Arts and Culture: Art and Performance Research Studies (research MA)
University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.4/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.6/53.7/526 students surveyed - 53Arts and Culture: Art and Performance Research Studies (research MA)
University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.4/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.6/53.7/526 students surveyed - 54Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design
Design Academy Eindhoven · Eindhoven
Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 2.8/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 3.7/53.7/599 students surveyed - 55Architecture
Amsterdam University of the Arts · Amsterdam
Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.3/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 3.6/53.7/568 students surveyed - 56Media Studies
University of Groningen · Groningen
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 3.6/53.7/528 students surveyed - 57Master of Music
Hanze University of Applied Sciences · Groningen
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.7/53.7/522 students surveyed - 58Communicatie- en Informatiewetenschappen (brede master)
Radboud University · Nijmegen
Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 3.2/53.7/527 students surveyed - 59Communication Science (research)
University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 3.5/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 3.3/53.6/522 students surveyed - 60Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences · Rotterdam
Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 3.5/5Career prep 2.9/5Would choose again 3.7/53.5/533 students surveyed - 61Urban and Regional Planning
University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 4.2/5Facilities 3.6/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.5/53.5/522 students surveyed - 62Linguistics
Radboud University · Nijmegen
Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 3.9/53.5/523 students surveyed - 63Cultural and Social Anthropology
University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam
Teachers 3.5/5Facilities 3.4/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 3.2/53.5/526 students surveyed
How we rank these programmes
Programmes are ranked by overall student satisfaction from the Nationale Studenten Enquête (NSE), the Dutch national student survey, sourced via the Studiekeuzedatabase.
Only programmes with at least 20 survey respondents are ranked, so the scores are statistically meaningful. Ties are broken by the number of respondents. We do not use paid placements — the order reflects students' own ratings.
Career outcomes for Psychology graduates
- Median starting salary
- €3,050/mo
- Graduate employment
- 97%
- On a permanent contract
- 46%
Field-group estimate from national graduate surveys (Studiekeuzedatabase), not measured per programme — individual programmes vary.
Frequently asked questions
Which university has the highest-rated Psychology master's in the Netherlands?
University of Amsterdam ranks first by overall student satisfaction (NSE) among the 63 Psychology master's programmes we rank.
How many Psychology master's programmes are ranked here?
We rank 63 Psychology master's programmes that each have at least 20 NSE survey respondents.
How are these Psychology programmes ranked?
By overall student-satisfaction scores from the Nationale Studenten Enquête (NSE), the Dutch national student survey, with ties broken by the number of respondents.