by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Connecticut, there were 1,768 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,220 and $26,727 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,328 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general psychology programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Psychology at Central Connecticut State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wesleyan University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s. Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middletown, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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 93%.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Connecticut
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fairfield University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 1 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Read full report on General Psychology at Fairfield University
University of Hartford ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Connecticut for a Master’s list. UHart is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 64 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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