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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.
Across Missouri, there were 2,029 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,905 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered 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 Missouri”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culver - Stockton College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri list. Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Culver - Stockton College
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Jewell College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Liberty, Missouri, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s psychology degrees 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 full report on General Psychology at William Jewell College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri. Located in Kirksville, Missouri, this small public school awarded 90 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about General Psychology at Truman State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Avila University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri list. Avila is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Westminster College Missouri landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking. Westminster Fulton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fulton, Missouri. It awarded 10 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.
With a ranking of #7, Missouri Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri list. Missouri Valley College is a small school located in Marshall, Missouri that handed out 14 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Missouri Valley College
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking. CMU CGES is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 39 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri list. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Lincoln University
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 274 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri list. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 105 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University General Psychology Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 132 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 General Psychology at University of Missouri - St Louis
With a ranking of #13, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri list. Missouri Baptist University is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 31 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Ozarks landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking. Hard Work U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Point Lookout, Missouri. It awarded 14 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwest Baptist University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri list. Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bolivar, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Evangel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking. CMU CLAS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 8 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Harris - Stowe State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri list. Harris - Stowe State University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Psychology at Harris - Stowe State University
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 119 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - Kansas City General Psychology Report
Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 95 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Maryville University of Saint Louis
Drury University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri Southern State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Joplin, Missouri, this small public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Missouri Southern State University
Missouri Western State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking. Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Psychology at Missouri Western State University
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #25. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 55 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
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