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. 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.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31,621 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 looked at 370 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Trinity, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Psychology at Trinity College of Florida
Out of the 370 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Point University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in West Point, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 370 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stillman College landed the #3 spot on the list. Stillman College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claflin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Virginia University. The school came in at #5 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 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%.
Talladega College 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. Talladega College is located in Talladega, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Brewton - Parker College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Brewton - Parker College is a small school located in Mount Vernon, Georgia that handed out 7 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Spelman College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Spelman College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
With a ranking of #8, Williams Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Williams Baptist University is located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Mid-Atlantic Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Mid-Atlantic Christian University is a small school located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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%.
Read full report on Psychology at Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Lyon College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Lyon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Batesville, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Baptist College 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. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Trinity International University - Florida ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Trinity International University - Florida is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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%. 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.
Read full report on Psychology at Trinity International University - Florida
Bethany College West Virginia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethany College West Virginia is a small school located in Bethany, West Virginia that handed out 24 bachelors’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%.
Welch College landed the #15 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.
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%. 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.
Toccoa Falls College 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. Toccoa Falls is located in Toccoa Falls, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Maryville College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Maryville College is located in Maryville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #19, Eckerd College 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 Saint Petersburg, Florida, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s psychology degrees 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%.
Hobe Sound Bible College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hobe Sound Bible College is located in Hobe Sound, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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.
Christopher Newport University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Christopher Newport University is a public institution located in Newport News, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The Baptist College of 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 #22. The Baptist College of Florida is a small school located in Graceville, Florida that handed out 10 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Read more about Psychology at The Baptist College of Florida
Chowan University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Chowan University is a small school located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina that handed out 26 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Fisk University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fisk University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s 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%.
Newberry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Newberry College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newberry, South Carolina. It awarded 15 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Bethune - Cookman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Bethune - Cookman University is a small school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 60 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Not only did these schools make the top 49 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Paine College | Augusta, GA |
| 52 | Tougaloo College | Tougaloo, MS |
| 53 | Presbyterian College | Clinton, SC |
| 54 | Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, VA |
| 55 | Bryan College - Dayton | Dayton, TN |
| 56 | University of South Carolina - Beaufort | Bluffton, SC |
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