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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 362 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 362 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Divine Mercy University landed the #1 spot on the list. DMU is a small school located in Sterling, Virginia that handed out 33 ’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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carlos Albizu University - Miami. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 45 ’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 more about 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 Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. BCF is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Graceville, Florida. It awarded 11 ’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stillman College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Stillman College is a small school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 11 ’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 362 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Claflin University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 56 ’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%.
Southern Virginia University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Buena Vista, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 27 students 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%.
Talladega College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Talladega College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Talladega, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Brewton - Parker College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mount Vernon, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Psychology at Brewton - Parker College
Williams Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Williams Baptist University is located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Williams Baptist University
With a ranking of #9, Spelman College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 70 diplomas to qualified ’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, Fisk University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Fisk University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 20 ’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lyon College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lyon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Batesville, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Trinity International University - Florida ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Trinity International University - Florida is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Psychology at Trinity International University - Florida
Welch College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Welch is a small school located in Gallatin, Tennessee that handed out 0 ’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Philander Smith College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Philander Smith College is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 20 ’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Point University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in West Point, Georgia, and it awarded 16 ’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Bethany College West Virginia did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Bethany College West Virginia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 ’s 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%.
Full Bethany College West Virginia General Psychology Report
With a ranking of #18, Christopher Newport University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. CNU is a small public school situated in Newport News, Virginia. It awarded 146 ’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Chowan University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified ’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
Bethune - Cookman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Bethune - Cookman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 60 ’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Psychology at Bethune - Cookman University
Newberry College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Newberry College is a small school located in Newberry, South Carolina that handed out 15 ’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
University of North Carolina at Asheville ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. UNCA is a small public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 108 ’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%.
Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Sewanee, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 44 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about General Psychology at Sewanee - The University of the South
University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Louisiana at Monroe is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 241 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Louisiana at Monroe
University of the Ozarks came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clarksville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville, NC |
| 52 | Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, VA |
| 53 | Florida International University | Miami, FL |
| 54 | Bryan College - Dayton | Dayton, TN |
| 55 | University of South Carolina - Beaufort | Bluffton, SC |
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