2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Oregon

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 141,695 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. 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.

Across Oregon, there were 1,632 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,618 and $24,682 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,451 and $21,646 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Oregon” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Oregon”.

Top 2 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Oregon

1

Linn-Benton Community College
Albany, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linn-Benton Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Oregon list. Linn-Benton Community College is a public institution located in Albany, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Psychology at Linn-Benton Community College

2

Mt. Hood Community College
Gresham, Oregon

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mt. Hood Community College is a public institution located in Gresham, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Psychology at Mt. Hood Community College

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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