by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Louisiana for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,076 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Louisiana for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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 in Louisiana for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Louisiana for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Holy Cross landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Louisiana for a Doctorate. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 doctorate’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 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Psychology Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Louisiana for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Louisiana for a Doctorate list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Xavier University of Louisiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Louisiana for a Doctorate list. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Xavier University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Psychology Major in Louisiana for a Doctorate. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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