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. 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 Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 143,648 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 31,808 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,467 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 89 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Divine Mercy University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. DMU is a small school located in Sterling, Virginia that handed out 33 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 89 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carlos Albizu University - Miami landed the #2 spot on the list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Carlos Albizu University - Miami
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Baptist College of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Graceville, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s psychology degrees 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Psychology at The Baptist College of Florida
Out of the 89 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lynn University Fighting Knights General Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Life University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Marietta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 36 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Louisiana at Monroe landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 72 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Union College Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Barbourville, Kentucky. It awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. The Citadel is a small public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 32 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Citadel Military College of South Carolina General Psychology Report
Fisk University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fisk University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
McNeese State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Marshall University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 27 masters’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%.
Regent University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 masters’s 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Virginia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia State is a public institution located in Petersburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Saint Leo University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Leo, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at St. Leo University
Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 6 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Auburn University at Montgomery General Psychology Report
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 23 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on General Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
With a ranking of #17, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale General Psychology Report
Augusta University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina Central University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at North Carolina Central University
American Public University System ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school awarded 100 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students 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 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brenau University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Brenau University is a small school located in Gainesville, Georgia that handed out 13 masters’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
George Mason University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. George Mason University is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Tennessee State University
Radford University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Radford University is a medium-sized school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 25 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 ranking of #25, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 26 masters’s 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%.
Full Middle Tennessee State University General Psychology Report
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