by our College Data Analytics Team
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With 143,648 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. 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 New Jersey, there were 3,222 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,893 and $28,128 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 131 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $39,823 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Jersey”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Jersey list. Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 57 masters’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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Jersey list. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Camden. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Jersey list. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school situated in Camden, New Jersey. It awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the #4 spot on the list. Seton Hall University is located in South Orange, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #5 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 38 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 94%.
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With a ranking of #6, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Jersey list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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