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 in Ohio 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.
Across Ohio, there were 3,937 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general psychology programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio master’s degree psychology students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tiffin University landed the #2 spot on the list. Tiffin, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 24 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #4 spot on the list. Xavier University is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 18 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 3.1% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 9 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
University of Toledo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. UDayton is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Marietta College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Marietta, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s psychology 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.
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 107 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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