2024 Best Colleges for Social Psychology

SUMMARY

Majoring in Social Psychology is a valuable choice and ordinarily a necessary first step for pupils desiring to pursue a career as a political strategist, a marketing director, or a community support worker. In fact, social psychology is an uncommon degree coming in at the 206th most popular degree. Last academic year alone, there were 1,118 social psychology diplomas received. In-state tuition for social psychology at private universities is, on average, 1.7 times more costly than their public rivals.

With just 15 universities offering social psychology there could be limited options as to the institutions that will have an option for you. If you're hoping to surround yourself with other social psychology majors, consider colleges in California which have the most undergrads admitted to social psychology annually. More generally, the top region to get a degree in social psychology is in the Far West region with University of California-Irvine and University of California-San Diego best representing the region. Interestingly, our selection for the best conference to major in social psychology is the Big West Conference with University of California-Irvine representing the conference. That said, our choice for the best college for social psychology is University of California-San Diego. You may also want to check out our list of the best colleges.

The overall 'best' school might not actually be the best school for every student. There might be lots of facets to think about when selecting ​university. Stuff like campus amenities, transportation services, and food could sway your feelings on where to go to college. At authority.org, we've weighed the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which social psychology university boasts the top campus, the answer is University of California-Irvine. If you are very interested in which university boasts the top campus, then we have a whole list dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through government databases, student reviews, professor reviews, and more so we can compare every U.S. major in an unbiased and informative way. You can find our well researched list for the colleges with the best student life&nbsphere and, from that list, our selection for the university with the best student life for social psychology is University of California-San Diego. Are you curious why? Keep reading to discover more about our top selections. Some of our picks might surprise you.

If expense is a primary factor in your decision on where to go to school, you might be cautious about University of California-San Diego. University of California-San Diego&nbspappears to be our most expensive university for social psychology, at least regarding out of state enrollment. That being said, we have a list of the most expensive&nbspschools that could put the price tag of University of California-San Diego&nbspinto perspective. For more context, you may be interested to know that social psychology is the 306th most expensive program in the United States, with an average bill of $23,500. On a broader scale, the most costly state for social psychology on our list is California with tuition and fees at the main two schools University of California-Irvine and University of California-San Diego of $41,196 and $41,196 respectively. Even more broadly, the most expensive region for social psychology is the Far West region which is best demonstrated with University of California-Irvine with a cost of $41,196, and University of California-San Diego with a cost of $41,196.

Our cheapest region for social psychology is the Plains region which is represented by Maryville University of Saint Louis with a cost of $26,070, Northwest Missouri State University with a cost of $10,738, and Park University with a cost of $7,999. On the bright side, the most affordable school for social psychology is Northwest Missouri State University. Authority's entire list of the most affordable colleges can be found here.

In-state attendees can expect to pay in the neighborhood of $12,400 for a degree in social psychology. The price inflates a fair amount to an average of $28,300 for the out-of-state public-school undergrad. As such, you might be interested in our selection for the school constituting the best value for social psychology: University of California-San Diego. Through this link you can find our comprehensive list of the colleges we believe to be the best value&nbspin general. That being said, this section is predicated on the assumption that you are an out-of-state student. A discussion of value changes when it comes to in-state tuition, but as we do not know what state(s) you might qualify for in-state tuition, we are approaching this discussion through out-of-state tuition costs.

Earnings for social psychology students differ a lot, but two years after leaving college students will typically earn around $37,800. While there is much variation in earnings potential; top earners can make up to $77,100. Even right out of school, the lowest earning opportunities within the social psychology field earn $18,100, which isn't that bad. The top earning graduates for social psychology have come from University of California-San Diego&nbspand if you want to find the universities with all of the highest earning graduates, we have that too.

The general diversity of social psychology sits high, falling in the 89th percentile of majors nationally. The school with the most composite diversity for social psychology is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington&nbspand here you can find our general list for the colleges with the most diversity. The financial diversity of the Social Psychology major only is in the 21st percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is actually above financial diversity, ranking in the 97th percentile. Latino undergraduates make up the largest share, 38%, of students majoring in social psychology. Additionally, 76% of undergraduates seeking a social psychology degree are women.

The median score for social psychology professors is 3.8 stars, a rating that is 5% below the median score for every major; this is a subpar ranking. If you are curious about the most popular social psychology instructor in the country, consider looking up Shawna Girgis from Indiana University-Bloomington. This might come as a surprise, but the highest ranked social psychology instructors from student rankings are found at Indiana University-Bloomington. If we consider data beyond basic rankings it becomes clear that the college with the best professors for social psychology is University of California-San Diego. One will find an explanation of our evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, as well as some of the best examples of professors in the country.

Finally, the hardest school to get into for social psychology is University of California-Irvine. While we think of this list more as a novelty, we do have a general list of the hardest colleges to get into. With that said, we do hope you understand that looking at the higher education world with a lens primarily built on superlatives can create problems. We at Authority hope you look at some of our more focused pages on different topics and peruse a couple of our background pages on useful things to look out for as you progress with your college search.