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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
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 the Great Lakes region, there were 14,554 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,275 and $26,779 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13,333 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 229 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general psychology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Out of the 229 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Augustine College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - East. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region. IU East is a small school located in Richmond, Indiana that handed out 125 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Indiana University - East
Out of the 229 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Lakes Christian College landed the #3 spot on the list. Great Lakes Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lansing, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Great Lakes Christian College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hope College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 101 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Hebrew Theological College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Hebrew Theological College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Skokie, Illinois. It awarded 8 bachelors’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. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Alma College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Alma, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Chicago State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. CSU is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 53 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Kalamazoo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. K College is a small school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 51 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Elmhurst University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Elmhurst, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 105 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Trinity Christian College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Trinity Christian College is a small school located in Palos Heights, Illinois that handed out 36 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Central State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Wilberforce, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Ripon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Ripon, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rochester University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Kenyon College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kenyon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Gambier, Ohio. It awarded 36 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
North Central College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Central is located in Naperville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 82 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at North Central College
Holy Cross College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 168 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is a small school located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana that handed out 27 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Olivet College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Olivet College is a small school located in Olivet, Michigan that handed out 19 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio Wesleyan University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio Wesleyan University is a small school located in Delaware, Ohio that handed out 31 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Notre Dame College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Monmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. Monmouth College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Monmouth, Illinois. It awarded 19 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. 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.
Governors State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. GSU is a small school located in University Park, Illinois that handed out 97 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Illinois. It awarded 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Aquinas College Michigan came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Aquinas College Michigan is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 30 bachelors’s psychology degrees 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%.
Read more about General Psychology at Aquinas College Michigan
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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