2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Kentucky, there were 1,346 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky master’s degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in Kentucky

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. WKU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WKU General Psychology Report

#2

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

$14,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500.

Full Eastern Kentucky University General Psychology Report

#3

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$8,210 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union College Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Barbourville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Union College also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union College are $8,210, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Union College Kentucky General Psychology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k)

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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