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 has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Colorado, there were 1,965 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,423 and $28,960 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,847 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree 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 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naropa University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 136 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Lewis College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. Fort Lewis College is located in Durango, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado State University - Pueblo General Psychology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 158 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Colorado University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. Western is a public institution located in Gunnison, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Northern Colorado came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 159 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Colorado General Psychology Report
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #8. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 512 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Colorado Boulder
Colorado College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified 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. 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #10. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 274 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Psychology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
University of Denver ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 156 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #12. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 172 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 full report on General Psychology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Colorado Mesa University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 53 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Colorado Mesa University
Adams State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. Adams State University is a small school located in Alamosa, Colorado that handed out 22 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Adams State University
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