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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 195,678 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the 8th most popular major in the United States. 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 Arkansas, there were 1,036 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,857 and $23,549 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 966 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 20 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 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williams Baptist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas list. Located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lyon College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas. Located in Batesville, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Baptist College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas list. CBC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Philander Smith College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Ozarks landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clarksville, Arkansas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Hendrix College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #6. Hendrix is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
John Brown University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas ranking. John Brown University is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Arkansas ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas list. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 136 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ecclesia College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas ranking. Ecclesia College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springdale, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Henderson State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #10. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 36 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ouachita Baptist University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #12. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Psychology Report
Harding University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #13. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 44 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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 87%.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas ranking. Pine Bluff, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas ranking. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 218 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #16, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 29 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Psychology Report
Arkansas Tech University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas ranking. Arkansas Tech University is located in Russellville, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 81 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Monticello, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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