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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 31,121 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,351 and $27,529 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28,653 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 347 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stillman College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 347 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Claflin University landed the #2 spot on the list. Claflin University is a small school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina that handed out 71 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Virginia University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Buena Vista, Virginia, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Talladega College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Talladega College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Talladega, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brewton - Parker College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Brewton - Parker College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Vernon, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Brewton - Parker College
With a ranking of #6, Spelman College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Williams Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WBU is located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, Lyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Batesville, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Trinity International University - Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Miramar, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Full Trinity International University - Florida General Psychology Report
Welch College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Welch College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s 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.
With a ranking of #11, Philander Smith College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Philander Smith College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Philander Smith College
Bethany College West Virginia came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Bethany, West Virginia, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Bethany College West Virginia
Christopher Newport University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Newport News, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 163 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
The Baptist College of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. The Baptist College of Florida is a small school located in Graceville, Florida that handed out 9 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Psychology at The Baptist College of Florida
Chowan University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Fisk University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fisk is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 13 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Newberry College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Newberry, South Carolina, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethune - Cookman University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Bethune - Cookman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 68 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Bethune - Cookman University
University of North Carolina at Asheville ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Asheville is a public institution located in Asheville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 93 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at University of North Carolina at Asheville
Sewanee - The University of the South ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Sewanee, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Psychology at Sewanee - The University of the South
University of the Ozarks ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Clarksville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of the Ozarks
Transylvania University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Transylvania is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, 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.
Read more about General Psychology at Transylvania University
Louisiana State University - Alexandria ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a small school located in Alexandria, Louisiana that handed out 69 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Louisiana State University - Alexandria
Fort Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Fort Valley State University is a public institution located in Fort Valley, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Fort Valley State University
Norfolk State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Norfolk State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 96 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 51 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, VA |
| 53 | Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville, NC |
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