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 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 Kansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Kansas, there were 1,021 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,912 and $26,505 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 73 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,354 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kansas” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general psychology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kansas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas master’s degree psychology students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, Kansas, and it awarded 21 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kansas list. This medium-sized school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 10 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Hays State University is located in Hays, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Psychology at Fort Hays State University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. ESU is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 12 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Psychology at Wichita State University
University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Kansas ranking. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 283 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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