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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina” 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 South Carolina, there were 1,890 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,641 and $29,248 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,721 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,293 and $28,603 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina” ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Claflin University landed the #1 spot on the list. Claflin is a small school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina that handed out 71 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newberry College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Newberry, South Carolina, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Voorhees College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina. Voorhees College is located in Denmark, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Presbyterian College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Clinton, South Carolina, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Beaufort landed the #5 spot on the list. USCB is a small school located in Bluffton, South Carolina that handed out 38 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Coker University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Hartsville, South Carolina, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Lander University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Greenwood, South Carolina, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Erskine College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Due West, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Benedict College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #9. Benedict College is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 12 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Francis Marion University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Located in Florence, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 61 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Upstate ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Psychology at University of South Carolina - Upstate
College of Charleston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #12. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 152 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Converse College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Winthrop University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.
Wofford College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Furman University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. Furman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 46 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Carolina - Aiken landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. UofSC Aiken is a small public school situated in Aiken, South Carolina. It awarded 37 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Limestone College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Limestone College is located in Gaffney, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, Coastal Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 106 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #20. Charleston Southern University is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 33 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 316 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #22. Central, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
South University, Columbia came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 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.
North Greenville University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking. North Greenville is located in Tigerville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #25. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 338 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
