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. 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 Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 31,121 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28,653 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 347 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in general psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stillman College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Stillman College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claflin University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 71 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Buena Vista, Virginia, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Talladega College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Talladega College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Talladega, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 347 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brewton - Parker College landed the #5 spot on the list. Brewton - Parker College is a small school located in Mount Vernon, Georgia that handed out 9 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Brewton - Parker College
Williams Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. WBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Spelman College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Spelman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Lyon College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Batesville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Trinity International University - Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Miramar, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 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 100%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Trinity International University - Florida
With a ranking of #10, Welch College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Welch is located in Gallatin, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Philander Smith College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Philander Smith College is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Bethany College West Virginia came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethany, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Bethany College West Virginia
Christopher Newport University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. CNU is a public institution located in Newport News, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 163 bachelors’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Psychology at Christopher Newport University
The Baptist College of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. The Baptist College of Florida is a private not-for-profit institution located in Graceville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Chowan University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Chowan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. It awarded 25 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Fisk University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Fisk is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethune - Cookman University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Bethune - Cookman University
Newberry College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Newberry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newberry, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Asheville came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Asheville is located in Asheville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 93 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Full University of North Carolina at Asheville General Psychology Report
Sewanee - The University of the South landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Sewanee is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sewanee, Tennessee. It awarded 56 bachelors’s 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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.
Full Sewanee - The University of the South General Psychology Report
With a ranking of #21, University of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Clarksville, Arkansas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Transylvania University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
Read more about General Psychology at Transylvania University
With a ranking of #23, Louisiana State University - Alexandria did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a small public school situated in Alexandria, Louisiana. It awarded 69 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana State University - Alexandria General Psychology Report
Fort Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Fort Valley State University is a public institution located in Fort Valley, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Fort Valley State University
Norfolk State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 96 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 51 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, VA |
| 53 | Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville, NC |
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