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 has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 195,678 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,611 and had an average of $25,989 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 38,923 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,532 and $27,634 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 706 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in psychology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Georgia State College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Swainsboro, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon State College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Barnesville, Georgia, and it awarded 43 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 103 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 56 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Wesson, Mississippi, and it awarded 24 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hobe Sound Bible College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hobe Sound Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobe Sound, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s 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.
Point University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in West Point, Georgia, and it awarded 6 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Itawamba Community College is a public institution located in Fulton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 14 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Institute of Technology - Online Psychology Report
East Mississippi Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Beacon College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Beacon College is a small school located in Leesburg, Florida that handed out 2 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Coahoma Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Psychology Report
John Tyler Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Virginia that handed out 21 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in De Queen, Arkansas, and it awarded 9 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Northern Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 93 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Johnson University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 4 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Liberty University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 164 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Christian Brothers University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 2 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, West Georgia Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waco, Georgia. It awarded 6 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Psychology at West Georgia Technical College
Regent University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Regent University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
University of the Cumberlands did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Williamsburg, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Johnson University Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Johnson University Florida is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kissimmee, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Loyola University New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Thomas More University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Crestview Hills, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Brewton - Parker College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mount Vernon, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Pearl River Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Poplarville, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Kentucky Christian University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Grayson, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Brescia University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Brescia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 11 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Beaufort came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Carolina - Beaufort is a small public school situated in Bluffton, South Carolina. It awarded 38 associates’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Southeast Region list. South Florida Bible College is located in Deerfield Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Psychology at South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
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