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

7 Ranked Colleges
540 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

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” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southeast Region

#1

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Military College landed the #1 spot on the 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. It costs about $9,792 for southeast region associate degree psychology students per year to attend Georgia Military College.

Read more about General Psychology at Georgia Military 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 list. Holmes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Goodman, Mississippi that handed out 39 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree psychology students list, Holmes Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Holmes Community College is $4,321 for southeast region associate degree psychology students.

Read full report on General Psychology at Holmes Community College

#3

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fulton, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree psychology students list, ICC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students per year to attend Itawamba Community College.

Read more about General Psychology at Itawamba Community College

#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Cumberlands also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,894 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students per year to attend Cumberlands.

Read more about General Psychology at University of the Cumberlands

#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 197 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students.

Full Liberty University General Psychology Report

#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Regent University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 5 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree psychology students list, Regent has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Regent University is $15,267 for southeast region associate degree psychology students.

Full Regent University General Psychology Report

#7

Point University

West Point, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Point University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. West Point, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Point not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,187 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students per year to attend Point.

Read full report on General Psychology at Point University

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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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