2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in the Southeast Region

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 433 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 241 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 4 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in the Southeast Region

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s applied psychology degrees to 166 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Applied Psychology at Liberty University

#2

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$19,736 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 25 masters’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Applied Psychology at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

#3

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 7 masters’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Applied Psychology Report

#4

Francis Marion University

Florence, South Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Francis Marion University landed the #4 spot on the list. Francis Marion University is a small school located in Florence, South Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Francis Marion University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Francis Marion University are $22,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Applied Psychology at Francis Marion 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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