by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Kentucky, there were 1,417 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,791 and $26,662 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 4 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.
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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kentucky”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky master’s degree psychology students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Union College Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. Union College Kentucky is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Psychology at Union College Kentucky
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kentucky list. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Brescia University landed the #4 spot on the list. Brescia University is a small school located in Owensboro, Kentucky that handed out 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Brescia University
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