2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Applied Psychology is the 336th most popular major in the country with 1,719 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 121 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$7,044 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 4 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,044 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Applied Psychology Report

#2

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$12,601 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UOPX - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 39 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students whose families make $0-$30k list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,601 for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UOPX - Arizona Applied Psychology Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology (Income $0-$30k)

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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