by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 14,554 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. To top this list, a school must have a successful general psychology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Illinois Institute of Technology General Psychology Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. NIU is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwestern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #11, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus General Psychology Report
With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
With a ranking of #14, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Case Western Reserve University
Oakland University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #15. Oakland is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 3 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Western Michigan University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 112 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Notre Dame did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #16. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 97 students in 2020-2021.
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 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 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%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Notre Dame
Marquette University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate ranking. Marquette is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 119 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, 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 88%.
Loyola University Chicago ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Doctorate list. Loyola University Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 306 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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