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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana” ranking - to help you make that 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 Louisiana, there were 1,704 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,184 and $27,814 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,455 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana”.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University - Alexandria landed the #1 spot on the list. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a public institution located in Alexandria, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Psychology at Louisiana State University - Alexandria
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dillard University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana. Dillard University is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 18 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #3 spot on the list. ULM is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 169 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Louisiana at Monroe
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana list. XULA is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University at New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Psychology at Loyola University New Orleans
Centenary College of Louisiana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana ranking. Centenary College of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Grambling State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana ranking. Grambling State University is a medium-sized school located in Grambling, Louisiana that handed out 44 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Orleans ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana ranking. NSU is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Nicholls State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Thibodaux, Louisiana. It awarded 67 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #12. Louisiana College is a small school located in Pineville, Louisiana that handed out 11 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana ranking. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 185 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read more about Psychology at Tulane University of Louisiana
McNeese State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana ranking. McNeese is a medium-sized public school situated in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It awarded 49 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 113 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana list. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
Southern University and A & M College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 33 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 188 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Psychology at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana ranking. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 6 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Psychology Report
University of Holy Cross did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana ranking. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana State University - Shreveport Psychology Report
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