by our College Data Analytics Team
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With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.
Across District of Columbia, there were 437 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 376 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general psychology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s. Howard is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 97 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 97 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s list. CUA is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 57 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Catholic University of America General Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 19 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Trinity Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Trinity Washington University is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 13 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the District of Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of the District of Columbia is a public institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of the District of Columbia
George Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in District of Columbia for a Bachelor’s ranking. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Psychology at George Washington University
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