by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 141,695 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6,330 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s” ranking looked at 364 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 colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 704 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern New Hampshire University General Psychology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 241 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Out of the 364 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Malibu, California, and it awarded 185 masters’s psychology degrees 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 134 students in 2020-2021.
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 100 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Arizona State University - Skysong
American Public University System came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #8, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 90 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Northcentral University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 88 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Psychology at Northcentral University
National University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. La Jolla, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 71 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus General Psychology Report
George Mason University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 86%.
Read more about General Psychology at George Mason University
Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 Harvard University
Utah State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 61 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, William James College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Newton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #16, The New School did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. The New School is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #17, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 57 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about General Psychology at Florida International University
University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking. Monroe, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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.
Towson University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. Towson University is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 50 masters’s psychology degrees 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 ranking of #20, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 50 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 48 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #23, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. SFSU is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 45 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lynn University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. Lynn University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full Lynn University Fighting Knights General Psychology Report
Claremont Graduate University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 44 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Claremont Graduate University General Psychology Report
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Tiffin University | Tiffin, OH |
| 51 | Ponce Health Sciences University - East | Ponce, PR |
| 53 | California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| 54 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 54 | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 54 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville, IL |
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