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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 143,648 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In , general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,411 and had an average of $24,592 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 31,808 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,434 and $25,187 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29,115 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 347 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stillman College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Stillman College is a small school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 11 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Claflin University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 56 bachelors’s psychology degrees 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 Claflin University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Virginia University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Buena Vista, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Talladega College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Talladega College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Talladega, Alabama. It awarded 28 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brewton - Parker College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Mount Vernon, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Psychology at Brewton - Parker College
With a ranking of #6, Spelman College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Spelman is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 70 bachelors’s psychology degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Williams Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s psychology degrees 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%.
Read more about General Psychology at Williams Baptist University
Lyon College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Batesville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Trinity International University - Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Trinity International University - Florida General Psychology Report
Welch College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Welch is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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. 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 ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Philander Smith is a private not-for-profit institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Bethany College West Virginia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Bethany College West Virginia is located in Bethany, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Bethany College West Virginia General Psychology Report
Christopher Newport University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Newport News, Virginia, this small public school awarded 146 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #14, The Baptist College of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Graceville, Florida, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Chowan University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Chowan University is a small school located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina that handed out 26 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Fisk University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fisk is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Newberry College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Newberry College is located in Newberry, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
With a ranking of #17, Bethune - Cookman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Psychology at Bethune - Cookman University
University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 108 degrees to qualified bachelors’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 University of North Carolina at Asheville General Psychology Report
With a ranking of #20, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Sewanee, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 the Ozarks ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of the Ozarks is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clarksville, Arkansas. It awarded 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of the Ozarks
Transylvania University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana State University - Alexandria landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a small school located in Alexandria, Louisiana that handed out 79 bachelors’s psychology degrees 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%.
Full Louisiana State University - Alexandria General Psychology Report
Fort Valley State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fort Valley, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 44 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Psychology at Fort Valley State University
Norfolk State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Psychology at Norfolk State University
Not only did these schools make the top 51 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, VA |
| 53 | Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville, NC |
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