2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Community Psychology
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In 2019-2020, 576 people earned their degree in community psychology, making the major the 531st most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 194 community psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in community psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality community psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the community 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 Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s.
Top 17 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Community Psychology
Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheaton College Illinois landed the #1 spot on the list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small school located in Wheaton, Illinois that handed out 8 masters’s community psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Wheaton College Illinois also made our “Best Community Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #2 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Community 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 Saint Cloud State University are $12,904.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s community psychology students in 2019-2020.
Loyola Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Community 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 Loyola University Chicago are $19,154.
Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Alverno College landed the #4 spot on the list. Alverno College is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 30 masters’s community psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alverno, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Community Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alverno College are $10,521, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 5 masters’s community psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UDayton, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Community Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UDayton are $17,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of New Haven ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
University of New Haven did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Community Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in San Juan, , this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s community psychology students in 2019-2020.
UPR Rio Piedras also took the #12 spot in our “Best Community 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 University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras are $3,620.
With a ranking of #8, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 masters’s community psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SWOSU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Community Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern Oklahoma State University are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Clemson University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s community psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson also made our “Best Community Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246.
Campbell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Campbell also took the #13 spot in our “Best Community 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 Campbell University are $14,985.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Community 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 Florida A&M University are $24,669.
Pennsylvania State University - University Park came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Community Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of North Georgia came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s community psychology degrees to qualified students.
UNG not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Community Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Georgia are $18,354, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #14, University of South Carolina - Aiken did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Aiken, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s community psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree community psychology students list, UofSC Aiken has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Community Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC Aiken are $30,122, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Marymount California University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Marymount California University is located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s community psychology degrees to qualified students.
MCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Community Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MCU are $15,375, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Marymount California University Community Psychology Report
With a ranking of #16, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s community psychology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree community psychology students list, U Miami has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Community 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 U Miami are $40,220.
Martin University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s community psychology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Martin University, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Community Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Martin University are $12,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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- 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%.
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- *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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