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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
540 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 134,326 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.

Across the Southeast region, there were 29,481 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 540 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ICC is a small public school situated in Fulton, Mississippi. It awarded 35 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,401 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ICC.

Read more about General Psychology at Itawamba Community College

#2

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Goodman, Mississippi, and it awarded 39 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Holmes Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Holmes Community College is $3,884 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Georgia Military College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 90 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Military College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Military College is $8,667 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Psychology at Georgia Military College

#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cumberlands has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,993 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cumberlands.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Regent also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $15,584 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Regent.

Read more about General Psychology at Regent University

#6

Point University

West Point, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Point University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Point University is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Point, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Point also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Point University is $16,436 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Point General Psychology Report

#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 197 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $27,896 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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