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2026 Best Value Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region

[Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology](/majors/psychology/child-development-psychology/psychometrics-and-quantitative-psychology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for psychometrics & quantitative psychology students.

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• Best Value Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region

2026 Best Value Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the psychometrics & quantitative psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology Schools

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East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

$7,361 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,747 Avg Student Debt

$55,146 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in psychometrics & quantitative psychology, no school beat East Carolina University this year. Set in the city of Greenville, East Carolina University is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,361, compared with $23,638 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for psychometrics & quantitative psychology graduates is $24,747. Early-career psychometrics & quantitative psychology graduates make about $51,931. That is a strong return on a $24,747 median debt. East Carolina University admits about 89% of applicants.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

$67,498 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,975 Avg Student Debt

$91,565 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Vanderbilt University earned it the #2 place for psychometrics & quantitative psychology. Set in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $67,498 in tuition and fees. Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology graduates carry a median of $13,975 in student loans. Early-career psychometrics & quantitative psychology graduates make about $77,997. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 6% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.