by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,058 people earned their degree in applied psychology, making the major the 282nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 392 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 240 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in applied psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in applied psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keystone College landed the #1 spot on the list. Keystone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Plume, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Morrisville State College is a small public school situated in Morrisville, New York. It awarded 29 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Canton landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Canton is a small school located in Canton, New York that handed out 28 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Military Academy. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. West Point is a small school located in West Point, New York that handed out 32 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full United States Military Academy Applied Psychology Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Farmingdale State College landed the #5 spot on the list. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a medium-sized school located in Farmingdale, New York that handed out 66 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees 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%.
SUNY Cobleskill ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cobleskill, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied psychology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small school located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Applied Psychology at Gwynedd Mercy University
Pace University - New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s applied 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%.
Rosemont College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rosemont is located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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