by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Applied Psychology is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 2,441 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 117 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,302 and $25,698 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in applied psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their applied psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in Pennsylvania”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Keystone College landed the #1 spot on the list. Keystone College is a small school located in La Plume, Pennsylvania that handed out 24 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwynedd Mercy University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in Pennsylvania list. Gwynedd - Mercy is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rosemont College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in Pennsylvania. Rosemont is a small school located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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