by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Hawaii, there were 511 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $31,435 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 371 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,385 and $28,544 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in psychology.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 211 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Hilo landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s list. Brigham Young University - Hawaii is located in Laie, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 35 students 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Hawaii for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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