by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major” ranking.
With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,326 and had an average of $26,018 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18,637 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major” ranking analyzed 330 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 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major”.
Out of the 330 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Merced College landed the #1 spot on the list. Merced, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 378 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Merced Community College District
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Georgia State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. East Georgia State College is located in Swainsboro, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Psychology at East Georgia State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Desert. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. Located in Palm Desert, California, this fairly large public school awarded 194 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at College of the Desert
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canada College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. Canada College is a small school located in Redwood City, California that handed out 91 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Skyline College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. San Bruno, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 120 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking. Lake Tahoe Community College is a small school located in South Lake Tahoe, California that handed out 19 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Barstow Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. Located in Barstow, California, this small public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Barstow Community College
Evergreen Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #8. San Jose, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Evergreen Valley College
College of Marin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking. Located in Kentfield, California, this small public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University of Pittsburgh - Titusville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. Located in Titusville, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Titusville General Psychology Report
Butler County Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking. Butler, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
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 #12, Mt. San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. Located in Walnut, California, this large public school awarded 385 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Copper Mountain Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. This small school is located in Joshua Tree, California, and it awarded 22 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Sierra College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking. Sierra College is a public institution located in Rocklin, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 435 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Gordon State College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking. Barnesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking. Clovis Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fresno, California that handed out 155 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Clovis Community College
With a ranking of #17, Foothill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. Los Altos Hills, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 169 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bucks County Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 73 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bucks County Community College General Psychology Report
With a ranking of #19, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. GCC is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, California. It awarded 123 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Glendale Community College
Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #20. Southwestern College is located in Chula Vista, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 214 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Psychology at Southwestern College
El Camino College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking. Torrance, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 252 students in 2020-2021.
Las Positas College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking. Livermore, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 80 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 full report on General Psychology at Las Positas College
San Joaquin Delta College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major list. Stockton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 207 students in 2020-2021.
Taft College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking. Taft College is a small public school situated in Taft, California. It awarded 36 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Woodland Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major ranking. Woodland Community College is a public institution located in Woodland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Woodland Community College
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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