by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Psychology Major” 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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major” ranking analyzed 1,803 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular psychology programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Psychology Major”.
Out of the 1,803 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2,445 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 1,803 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #2 spot on the list. SNHU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 2,350 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2,354 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 1,740 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 1,465 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, 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 92%.
National University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major list. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,231 diplomas to qualified ’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #7. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,206 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major ranking. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,269 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 California - Los Angeles came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 1,116 diplomas to qualified ’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read full report on Psychology at University of California - Los Angeles
With a ranking of #10, Walden University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major list. Walden University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 1,039 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 1,068 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, California State University - Northridge did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major list. CSUN is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 912 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at California State University - Northridge
With a ranking of #13, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 905 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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.
University of California - Davis landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major ranking. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 902 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Florida - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 889 degrees to qualified ’s psychology students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Psychology at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 887 diplomas to qualified ’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #17. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 832 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
California State University - Fullerton ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major list. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 812 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #19. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 796 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Pepperdine University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Malibu, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 793 degrees to qualified ’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #21, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 790 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Phoenix - Arizona
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 752 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Hunter College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Psychology Major list. Hunter College is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 755 ’s 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%.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Psychology Major ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 824 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Not only did these schools make the top 51 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 53 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 54 | Kean University | Union, NJ |
| 55 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 56 | California State University - Fresno | Fresno, CA |
| 57 | University of New Mexico - Main Campus | Albuquerque, NM |
| 58 | University of California - Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA |
| 59 | Washington State University | Pullman, WA |
| 60 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 61 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA |
| 61 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 63 | California State University - Dominguez Hills | Carson, CA |
| 64 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 65 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 66 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 267 | University of New Hampshire - Main Campus | Durham, NH |
| 267 | Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers, FL |
| 269 | College of the Desert | Palm Desert, CA |
| 270 | Salt Lake Community College | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 271 | Wichita State University | Wichita, KS |
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