by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 202,315 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, psychology is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In , psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,457 and had an average of $33,933 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 40,147 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,085 and $29,855 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 784 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 32 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in psychology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Georgia State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Swainsboro, Georgia, this small public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Barnesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 34 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Military College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Georgia Military College is a medium-sized school located in Milledgeville, Georgia that handed out 95 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, 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 Holmes Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 37 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located in Wesson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Hobe Sound Bible College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Hobe Sound Bible College is a small school located in Hobe Sound, Florida that handed out 2 associates’s psychology 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.
Point University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Point is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Point, Georgia. It awarded 3 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Itawamba Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. ICC is a public institution located in Fulton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Florida Institute of Technology - Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 14 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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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East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 19 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Beacon College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Leesburg, Florida, and it awarded 7 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Coahoma Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Coahoma Community College is a public institution located in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #13, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 62 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #14, John Tyler Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chester, Virginia. It awarded 30 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. UA Cossatot is a small public school situated in De Queen, Arkansas. It awarded 16 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Northern Virginia Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 161 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Johnson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Johnson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 182 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Christian Brothers University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
West Georgia Technical College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Waco, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Regent University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Regent University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of the Cumberlands came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 #23, Johnson University Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Kissimmee, Florida, and it awarded 1 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Loyola University New Orleans came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Loyola New Orleans is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 75 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Thomas More University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Crestview Hills, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brewton - Parker College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Georgia, and it awarded 1 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Pearl River Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Pearl River Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Poplarville, Mississippi. It awarded 0 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Kentucky Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Kentucky Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grayson, Kentucky. It awarded 5 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lipscomb University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 53 associates’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Brescia University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Brescia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 ranking of #23, University of South Carolina - Beaufort did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Bluffton, South Carolina, and it awarded 35 associates’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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With a ranking of #23, South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. South Florida Bible College is located in Deerfield Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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