by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Health/Medical Psychology is the 792nd most popular major in the country with 270 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 53 health/medical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 health/medical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 5 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The health/medical psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree health/medical psychology students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Petersburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia State University Health/Medical Psychology Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Psychology at University of South Alabama
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Health/Medical Psychology at East Carolina University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Health/Medical Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health/Medical Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University
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