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2023 Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s

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Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master's

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 “Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Educational Psychology is the 309th most popular major in the country with 1,856 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,343 educational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 87 colleges that offered a degree in educational psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular educational psychology programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree educational psychology students.

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Out of the 87 schools in the Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Educational Psychology at Ball State University

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 76 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational psychology students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at Capella University

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Educational Psychology at University of Utah

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Out of the 87 schools in the Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #4 spot on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational psychology degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.

Full UWM Educational Psychology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 57 degrees to qualified masters’s educational psychology 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 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 College Station Educational Psychology Report

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Purdue University Global
Indianapolis, Indiana

Purdue University Global ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Purdue University Global is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 48 masters’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at Purdue University Global

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified masters’s educational psychology students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Educational Psychology at UMN Twin Cities

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s educational psychology degrees to qualified students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s educational psychology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Virginia Educational Psychology Report

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 39 masters’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Read more about Educational Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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University of Southern Maine did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 masters’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%.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at University of Southern Maine

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 36 masters’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at UT Knoxville

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s educational psychology students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at Florida State University

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Tufts University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s educational psychology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Educational Psychology at Tufts University

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational psychology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Educational Psychology at Loyola Chicago

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 26 masters’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Educational Psychology at Pitt

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Kean University
Union, New Jersey

Kean University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 25 masters’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Kean University Educational Psychology Report

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University of North Texas ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational psychology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Educational Psychology at UNT

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The University of Alabama came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 22 masters’s educational psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Educational Psychology at UA

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University at Albany
Albany, New York

University at Albany did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational psychology degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Educational Psychology at UAlbany

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s educational psychology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full University of Northern Colorado Educational Psychology Report

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UGA Educational Psychology Report

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s educational psychology degrees to 18 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at IU Bloomington

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Edinboro is located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s educational psychology degrees to qualified students.

Full Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Educational Psychology Report

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New Jersey City University
Jersey City, New Jersey

New Jersey City University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Educational Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. NJCU is a public institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at New Jersey City University

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