by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New York” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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. 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 New York, there were 10,966 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,155 and $22,511 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 669 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New York” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new york associate degree psychology students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. BMCC is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 287 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Borough of Manhattan Community College General Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New York. Located in Long Island City, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 190 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New York. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 87 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New York. QCC is located in Bayside, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Finger Lakes Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New York. Located in Canandaigua, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Niagara County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New York list. Niagara County Community College is a small public school situated in Sanborn, New York. It awarded 8 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Niagara County Community College
Herkimer County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New York ranking. Located in Herkimer, New York, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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Suffolk County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New York list. Selden, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Houghton College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New York list. Houghton is a small school located in Houghton, New York that handed out 20 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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