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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.
Across North Carolina, there were 3,412 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 138 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general psychology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University General Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fayetteville State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Fayetteville State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Psychology at Wake Forest University
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #5 spot on the list. WCU is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 12 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Western Carolina University
East Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina list. East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at East Carolina University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #7. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 12 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro General Psychology Report
Duke University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte General Psychology Report
Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Appalachian State University
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at North Carolina State University
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