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6 Hidden Gem Psychology Programs in the South
Psychology is the fourth most popular individual major overall, behind business, health professions and related programs, social sciences and history -- more popular than biological sciences, physics and astronomy, mathematics, electrical engineering, computer science, information sciences, the other social sciences and many other majors. The number of high school students taking the Advanced Placement psychology test, for example, has jumped from just 3,916 when the exam was introduced in 1992 to 303,000 this year.
DAVIDSON COLLEGE
With a focus on undergraduate research during the school year and over the summer, Davidson offers opportunities to get published and present at conferences before graduating. This gives students a leg up on employment opportunities, no matter their specific major. Side note: check out their recent research on how chocolate can actually help with stress!
Admit rate: 19.5%
Cost of attendance: $69,000
ELON UNIVERSITY
Elon, also in North Carolina, puts many courses, certifications, and specialties under the umbrella of psychology—everything from Animal Behavior to Cross-Cultural Psychology to the Psychology of Leadership.
Admit rate: 72%
Cost of attendance: $51,000
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This webinar will focus on how parents can help support high school students as they deepen their engagement during the spring and summer, what involvement and initiative look like, and a review of the variety of options a student might consider.
JMU has a unique department that focuses on the breadth of psychology, from the cellular level to the global perspective. Creating culturally competent researchers is at the top of their list of outcomes. Students can even study the intersection of psychology and communication.
Admit rate: 71%
Cost of attendance: $45,500
Richmond University offers the more traditional route for psychology, but it also has professors with varying areas of interest, from personality and social psychology to theater to mental health. Students have opportunities to participate in research and be published all before they graduate. An interesting recent topic from Richmond: researchers are teaching rats to drive.
Admit rate: 30%
Cost of attendance: $69,000
Washington and Lee in Virginia offers BA/BS in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology. But that doesn't mean they don't offer tons of unique courses: they have the psychology of humor, evolutionary psychology, the pursuit of happiness, sports psychology, and gender role development, among others.
Admit rate: 21%
Cost of attendance: $55,000
William & Mary in Virginia has a highly ranked psychology program that offers a BA or BS and courses in human development, psychopathology, learning, personality, motivation, physiology, and community & health psychology. They also offer a masters degree for students who want to stay on.
Admit rate: 37%
Cost of attendance: $58,000
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