by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 141,695 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Georgia, there were 3,544 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,190 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia bachelor’s degree psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brewton - Parker College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia list. Brewton - Parker College is located in Mount Vernon, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Psychology at Brewton - Parker College
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Spelman College landed the #2 spot on the list. Spelman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 70 bachelors’s 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 3.5% 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%.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Valley State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Valley State University is a small public school situated in Fort Valley, Georgia. It awarded 57 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia. Point is located in West Point, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Young Harris College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia list. YHC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Young Harris, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 ranking of #7, Georgia Gwinnett College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia list. Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 123 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Georgia Gwinnett College
Paine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #8. Paine College is a small school located in Augusta, Georgia that handed out 2 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Truett McConnell University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking. Truett McConnell University is a small school located in Cleveland, Georgia that handed out 15 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Clark Atlanta University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Clark Atlanta University
Covenant College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #11. Lookout Mountain, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Agnes Scott College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Decatur, Georgia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 201 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Middle Georgia State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.
Full Middle Georgia State University General Psychology Report
Georgia Southwestern State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking. GSW is a small public school situated in Americus, Georgia. It awarded 44 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Georgia Southwestern State University
Emmanuel College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking. Emmanuel College is a small school located in Franklin Springs, Georgia that handed out 8 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Morehouse College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
South University’s online programs ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia list. South University’s online programs is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Psychology at South University’s online programs
Kennesaw State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking. KSU Georgia is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 444 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 ranking of #20, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 443 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Southern University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 274 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Valdosta State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking. Valdosta State University is a fairly large school located in Valdosta, Georgia that handed out 121 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Valdosta State University
College of Coastal Georgia landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking. CCGA is a small school located in Brunswick, Georgia that handed out 34 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
LaGrange College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #24. LaGrange is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lagrange, Georgia. It awarded 11 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Berry College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Georgia ranking. Berry College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Berry, Georgia. It awarded 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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