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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
183 Degrees Awarded
$20,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 304 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 183 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in applied psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the applied psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Farmingdale State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Farmingdale, New York, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students list, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is $8,638 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Psychology at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

#2

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Canton landed the #2 spot on the list. Canton, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied psychology degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Canton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Canton is $13,864 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Psychology students.

Read more about Applied Psychology at SUNY Canton

#3

Keystone College

La Plume, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keystone College landed the #3 spot on the list. Keystone College is located in La Plume, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees to qualified students.

Keystone College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,895 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Psychology students per year to attend Keystone College.

Read full report on Applied Psychology at Keystone College

#4

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morrisville State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Morrisville, New York, this small public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied psychology students in 2019-2020.

Morrisville State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Morrisville State College is $19,350 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students.

Full Morrisville State College Applied Psychology Report

#5

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwynedd Mercy University landed the #5 spot on the list. Gwynedd Mercy University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gwynedd - Mercy, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gwynedd Mercy University is $24,124 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Psychology students.

Read full report on Applied Psychology at Gwynedd - Mercy

#6

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Pace University - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pace University - New York is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 40 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pace University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pace University is $29,707 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Psychology at Pace University

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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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