by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Colorado, there were 3,423 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,143 and $29,213 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,237 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Naropa University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 177 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Lewis College is a small public school situated in Durango, Colorado. It awarded 64 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. MSU Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 216 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Psychology Report
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #6. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 158 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Western Colorado University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. Western is a public institution located in Gunnison, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Northern Colorado did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #8. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 159 bachelors’s psychology degrees 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%.
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University of Colorado Boulder ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 512 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Colorado Boulder
Colorado College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 230 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 274 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Denver ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 156 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Adams State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Alamosa, Colorado, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 53 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Regis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Colorado list. Regis University is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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