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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Community Psychology Major for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Community Psychology Major for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in community psychology. To top this list, a school must have a successful community psychology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Community Psychology Major for a Doctorate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Community Psychology Major for a Doctorate. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas 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 National Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Community Psychology Major for a Doctorate. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s community psychology degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Community Psychology Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s community psychology 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 Most Well Attended Community Psychology Major for a Doctorate. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 3 doctorate’s community psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Community Psychology Major for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s community psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Community Psychology Major for a Doctorate. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s community psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Community Psychology at Point Park University
Vanderbilt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Community Psychology Major for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s community psychology students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Community Psychology Major for a Doctorate list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Community Psychology Report
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