by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major” 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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree applied psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Worldwide. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major list. This small school is located in Los Alamitos, California, and it awarded 27 doctorate’s applied psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fielding Graduate University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major list. Fielding Graduate University is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s applied psychology degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Applied Psychology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #4 spot on the list. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s applied psychology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s applied psychology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Applied Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #6. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s applied psychology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of New Orleans landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s applied psychology students in 2020-2021.
Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s applied psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Applied Psychology at Michigan Technological University
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