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 South Carolina” 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 South Carolina, there were 1,372 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,751 and $29,422 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,349 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,293 and $28,603 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 South Carolina”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina bachelor’s degree psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claflin University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 71 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newberry College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Newberry College is located in Newberry, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Voorhees College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina. Voorhees College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denmark, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Presbyterian College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clinton, South Carolina, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Beaufort. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina. Located in Bluffton, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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Lander University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. Lander University is a public institution located in Greenwood, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Erskine College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Located in Due West, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Benedict College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. Benedict College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Francis Marion University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. Francis Marion University is a small public school situated in Florence, South Carolina. It awarded 61 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Francis Marion University
Coker University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Coker is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartsville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Upstate ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. University of South Carolina - Upstate is a medium-sized public school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 90 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Charleston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #12. C of C is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 152 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 full report on General Psychology at College of Charleston
Converse College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Winthrop University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. This medium-sized school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Wofford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #15. Wofford College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 27 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Furman University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
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 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Carolina - Aiken came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. UofSC Aiken is a public institution located in Aiken, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of South Carolina - Aiken General Psychology Report
Limestone College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. Located in Gaffney, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Coastal Carolina University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, South Carolina. It awarded 106 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Charleston Southern University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Charleston Southern University
With a ranking of #21, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 316 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southern Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Central, South Carolina, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, South University, Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. South University, Columbia is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Psychology at South University, Columbia
North Greenville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #24. North Greenville University is a small school located in Tigerville, South Carolina that handed out 17 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read more about General Psychology at North Greenville University
Columbia College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Columbia College South Carolina is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 13 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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