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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Applied Psychology is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 2,441 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southeast region, there were 608 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 389 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in applied psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in applied psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in the Southeast Region

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Francis Marion University
Florence, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Francis Marion University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Francis Marion University is located in Florence, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 masters’s applied psychology degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Psychology at Francis Marion University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 21 masters’s applied psychology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Full Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Applied Psychology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied psychology students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Psychology at Embry-Riddle Worldwide

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #4 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 269 masters’s applied psychology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Psychology at Liberty University

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Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s applied psychology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Full Lynn University Fighting Knights Applied Psychology Report

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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 7 masters’s applied psychology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full USF Tampa Applied Psychology Report

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