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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina

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202 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina

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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 North Carolina, there were 3,751 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,576 and $26,535 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 202 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree psychology students.

Top 15 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in North Carolina

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Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Meredith College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, 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 86%.

Read more about Psychology at Meredith College

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North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Psychology at North Carolina Central University

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, North Carolina

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on Psychology at Campbell University

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Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina list. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Psychology at Fayetteville State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

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 full report on Psychology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking. Appalachian State is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 22 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Psychology at Appalachian State

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Wake Forest University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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 95%.

Full Wake Forest University Psychology Report

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 28 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Psychology at ECU

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

Full Western Carolina University Psychology Report

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full UNC Charlotte Psychology Report

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #11. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Full UNC Greensboro Psychology Report

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Duke University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Psychology at Duke University

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.

Read more about Psychology at NC State

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #14. NC A&T is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 160 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Full North Carolina A & T State University Psychology Report

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in North Carolina ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Psychology at UNC Chapel Hill

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