by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Utah for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Utah, there were 1,424 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,153 and $21,649 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,083 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,652 and $24,483 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Utah for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general psychology.
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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 “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Utah for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Utah for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Utah for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 379 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Utah for a Bachelor’s. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 282 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Utah for a Bachelor’s list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 175 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Utah for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Utah for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Southern Utah University
Dixie State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Utah for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Dixie State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint George, Utah. It awarded 61 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Dixie State University
Westminster College Utah landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Utah for a Bachelor’s ranking. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 0 bachelors’s psychology 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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