by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 143,648 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.
Across the Southeast region, there were 31,808 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 401 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 36 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in general psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Southern Mississippi
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full North Carolina State University General Psychology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 15 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Emory University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
With a ranking of #8, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. George Mason University is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at George Mason University
University of Florida landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s 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%.
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Mississippi State University
James Madison University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. JMU is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Psychology at Tulane University of Louisiana
Florida State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Virginia Tech ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 12 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Virginia
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro General Psychology Report
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