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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Psychology

9 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Social Psychology is the 369th most popular major in the country with 1,145 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 social psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in social psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree social psychology students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Psychology

#1

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s social psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree social psychology students list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Psychology at Loyola Chicago

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also took the #5 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971.

Read more about Social Psychology at UNR

#3

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s social psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The Graduate Center also made our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center, CUNY are $23,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The Graduate Center Social Psychology Report

#4

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s social psychology students in 2019-2020.

Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204.

Read more about Social Psychology at Ball State

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s social psychology students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Full UC Irvine Social Psychology Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s social psychology degrees to qualified students.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Psychology at UMass Lowell

#2 in overall quality

Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Teachers College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College at Columbia University are $42,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Psychology at Teachers College

#8

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s social psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Psychology at New York University

#9

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

Full UCONN Social Psychology Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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