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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6,330 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s” ranking looked at 364 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general psychology.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree psychology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 704 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Southern New Hampshire University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 241 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pepperdine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Pepperdine University is located in Malibu, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 185 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 134 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 100 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Arizona State University - Skysong
With a ranking of #7, American Public University System did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 93 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northcentral University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about General Psychology at Northcentral University
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 71 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
With a ranking of #10, National University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. National University is located in La Jolla, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 masters’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%.
George Mason University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 67 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at George Mason University
Harvard University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 62 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Psychology at Harvard University
Utah State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
William James College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. William James College is a small school located in Newton, Massachusetts that handed out 60 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
The New School came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Florida International University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 57 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 53 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Louisiana at Monroe
Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 more about General Psychology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Towson University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 50 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Pennsylvania came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
San Francisco State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at San Francisco State University
Claremont Graduate University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 44 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Claremont Graduate University
Lynn University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Ponce Health Sciences University - East | Ponce, PR |
| 51 | Tiffin University | Tiffin, OH |
| 53 | California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| 54 | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 54 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 54 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville, IL |
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