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. 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 Community Psychology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Community Psychology is the 529th most popular major in the country with 624 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 community psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Community Psychology Major” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in community psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their community psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree community psychology students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Community Psychology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #1 spot on the list. National Louis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 6 doctorate’s community psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Community Psychology Major list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s community psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, 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 Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Community Psychology Major. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Community Psychology Major. Carrollton, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s community psychology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Community Psychology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #5 spot on the list. Point Park is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
DePaul University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Community Psychology Major ranking. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 doctorate’s community psychology degrees 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%.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Community Psychology Major list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s community psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Vanderbilt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Community Psychology Major ranking. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s community psychology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
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