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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. 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 Ohio, there were 3,937 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,460 and $26,214 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tiffin University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio. Tiffin University is a small school located in Tiffin, Ohio that handed out 29 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marietta College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio. Marietta College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marietta, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio ranking. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus General Psychology Report
University of Toledo ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio list. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Toledo
Miami University - Oxford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 9 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #9. Case Western is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Psychology at Case Western Reserve University
University of Dayton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #10. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Ohio ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 107 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus General Psychology Report
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