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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major” ranking.
Health/Medical Psychology is the 792nd most popular major in the country with 270 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 140 health/medical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in health/medical psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health/medical psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Averett University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Danville, Virginia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Greenville University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major. Greenville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albright College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major list. Albright College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Faulkner University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major. Faulkner University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major list. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 20 bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Health/Medical Psychology Report
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Belton, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Thomas Jefferson University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Psychology at Thomas Jefferson University
Hardin - Simmons University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Northwestern - St Paul ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health/medical psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Eastern Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major list. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 16 bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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University of California - San Diego landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major ranking. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 94%.
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #12. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Psychology at Central Michigan
With a ranking of #13, Westminster College Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major list. Westminster College Missouri is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fulton, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #13, Castleton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major list. Castleton University is located in Castleton, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s health/medical psychology degrees to qualified students.
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