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. 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 Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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 Southeast region, there were 544 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 357 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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.
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The applied psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree applied psychology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Francis Marion University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Francis Marion University is a public institution located in Florence, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Applied Psychology at Francis Marion University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied psychology students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 54 masters’s applied psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Applied Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 259 masters’s applied psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Applied Psychology at Liberty University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lynn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Lynn University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s applied psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 92%.
Read full report on Applied Psychology at University of South Florida - Main Campus
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