by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major” ranking.
Other Research & Experimental Psychology is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,153 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 443 other research and experimental psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other research and experimental psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other research and experimental psychology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree research & experimental psychology students.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Francis College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Brooklyn Heights, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 102 diplomas to qualified masters’s research and experimental psychology students in 2020-2021.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Other Research & Experimental Psychology at NYU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major. Pace University is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 22 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Read more about Other Research & Experimental Psychology at Pace University - New York
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. Princeton University is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 8 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read more about Other Research & Experimental Psychology at Princeton
University of North Florida landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Research & Experimental Psychology at University of North Florida
University of Notre Dame came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 14 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees 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. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Full Notre Dame Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report
Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #8. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #9, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s research and experimental psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, 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 87%.
Read more about Other Research & Experimental Psychology at Kansas State University
Lehigh University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major ranking. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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%.
Full Lehigh University Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report
University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #11. University of California - Riverside is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 14 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Read more about Other Research & Experimental Psychology at University of California - Riverside
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #12. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 14 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Other Research & Experimental Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
With a ranking of #13, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 10 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Full Washington University in St Louis Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s research and experimental psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Irvine came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major ranking. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full UC Irvine Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report
With a ranking of #16, Montclair State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Montclair State University Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report
Azusa Pacific University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major ranking. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized school located in Azusa, California that handed out 3 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Azusa Pacific University Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report
University of Kansas ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s research and experimental psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Other Research & Experimental Psychology at KU
Fordham University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 Other Research & Experimental Psychology at Fordham University
Stanford University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 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 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Other Research & Experimental Psychology at Stanford University
With a ranking of #21, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s research and experimental psychology students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Other Research & Experimental Psychology at University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Central Missouri landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 3 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Other Research & Experimental Psychology at UCM
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #23. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees to qualified students.
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 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%.
With a ranking of #24, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 Other Research & Experimental Psychology at Northeastern University
With a ranking of #25, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Research & Experimental Psychology Major list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s research and experimental psychology degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Other Research & Experimental Psychology Report
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