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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,856 people earned their degree in educational psychology, making the major the 309th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 412 educational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 educational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in educational psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in educational psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree educational psychology students.

Top 13 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Psychology in the Great Lakes Region

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Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan

Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrews University landed the #1 spot on the list. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berrien Springs, Michigan. It awarded 3 doctorate’s educational psychology degrees 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Andrews Educational Psychology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 12 doctorate’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at UWM

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s educational psychology degrees to qualified students.

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 full report on Educational Psychology at Ball State

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Educational Psychology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Educational Psychology at University of Illinois at Chicago

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full NIU Educational Psychology Report

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s educational psychology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full IU Bloomington Educational Psychology Report

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 1 doctorate’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at Wayne State University

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National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois

National Louis University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Educational Psychology Report

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s educational psychology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Educational Psychology Report

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Educational Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified doctorate’s educational psychology students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at Loyola Chicago

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