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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Psychology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

School Psychology is the 262nd most popular major in the country with 3,329 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 152 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in school psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great school psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the school psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Psychology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s school psychology students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about School Psychology at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s school psychology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNI School Psychology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374.

Full UNOMAHA School Psychology Report

#4

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. WSU is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 15 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112.

Read full report on School Psychology at Wichita State University

#5

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s school psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emporia State University are $22,058.

Full Emporia State University School Psychology Report

#6 in overall quality

Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s school psychology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead also took the #6 spot in our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Moorhead are $9,900.

Read more about School Psychology at MSU Moorhead

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s school psychology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about School Psychology at KU

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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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