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2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s

64 Ranked Colleges
1,553 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,199 people earned their degree in industrial and organizational psychology, making the major the 280th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,553 industrial and organizational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 64 colleges that offer a degree in industrial and organizational psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial and organizational psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial and organizational 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 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s

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

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Organizational Psychology

#1

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Touro University Worldwide. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s. Los Alamitos, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to 87 students in 2019-2020.

TUW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TUW are $9,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Touro University Worldwide Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#14 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 105 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also made our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Capella University Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

#3

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#17 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Walden University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 105 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Walden University also took the #17 spot in our “Best Industrial & Organizational 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 Walden University are $10,716.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 9 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial and organizational psychology students in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Baptist University are $14,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#22 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Carlos Albizu University - San Juan did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in San Juan, , this small private not-for-profit school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified masters’s industrial and organizational psychology students in 2019-2020.

Carlos Albizu University - San Juan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational 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 Carlos Albizu University - San Juan are $8,440.

Full Carlos Albizu University - San Juan Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

#7

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree industrial and organizational psychology students list, Florida Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Institute of Technology are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#21 in overall quality

National Louis University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NLU also made our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096.

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#10

Avila University

Kansas City, Missouri

Avila University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Avila are $7,798.

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#11

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

Bellevue University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 16 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bellevue University Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

#12

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#9 in overall quality

Fairfield University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 6 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U also made our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield U are $19,267, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

University of Georgia came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 22 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial & Organizational 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 Georgia are $27,476.

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#14

Northcentral University

San Diego, California

Northcentral University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Northcentral University are $18,095, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#15

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio

Xavier University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076.

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#16

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State are $10,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#17

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#20 in overall quality

Appalachian State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Appalachian State University is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 14 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#18

Touro College

New York, New York

Touro College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 17 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Touro are $13,138.

Full Touro Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

With a ranking of #19, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Madison, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus are $10,674, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial & Organizational Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

#20

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690.

Full Louisiana Tech University Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

#21

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#24 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, University of Detroit Mercy did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s industrial and organizational psychology students in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy also made our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. Average graduate tuition and fees at Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#12 in overall quality

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 7 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The Chicago School Washington DC Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational 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 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC are $23,576.

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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Juan, . The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro are $4,605, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

With a ranking of #24, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Industrial & Organizational Psychology at University of Houston - Clear Lake

#2 in overall quality

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 43 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The Chicago School Chicago Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago are $23,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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