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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
1,007 Degrees Awarded
$9,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 21,659 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,007 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general 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 Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Long Island City, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 195 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

LaGuardia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for LaGuardia Community College is $6,766 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Psychology students.

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#2

Bucks County Community College

Newtown, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 83 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Bucks County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bucks County Community College is $7,670 for middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students.

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#3

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HACC is a fairly large public school situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 43 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HACC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harrisburg Area Community College is $11,990 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Psychology students.

Read more about General Psychology at Harrisburg Area Community College

#4

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #4 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 54 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Community College of Philadelphia also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,165 for middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students per year to attend Community College of Philadelphia.

Full Community College of Philadelphia General Psychology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Media, Pennsylvania. It awarded 79 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delaware County Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware County Community College is $11,597 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Psychology students.

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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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