2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southwest Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 134,326 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.
Across the Southwest region, there were 13,139 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,402 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 13 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree psychology students.
Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southwest Region
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 148 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Texas College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $1,174 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students per year to attend South Texas College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 104 students in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. OCCC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 109 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
OCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,842 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students per year to attend OCCC.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 63 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Tyler Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,277 for southwest region associate degree psychology students per year to attend Tyler Junior College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 177 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for southwest region associate degree psychology students.
Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 170 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for southwest region associate degree psychology students.
Navarro College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Navarro College is a medium-sized school located in Corsicana, Texas that handed out 27 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Navarro College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,349 for southwest region associate degree psychology students per year to attend Navarro College.
Rose State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Rose State College is a medium-sized public school situated in Midwest City, Oklahoma. It awarded 40 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RSC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,632 for southwest region associate degree psychology students per year to attend Rose State College.
With a ranking of #9, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree psychology students list, ENMU - Main Campus has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ENMU - Main Campus is $9,516 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students.
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Northwest Vista College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Northwest Vista College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
Northwest Vista College also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for southwest region associate degree psychology students.
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San Antonio College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Antonio College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree psychology students.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $24,982 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students.
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Palo Alto College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Palo Alto College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 14 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree psychology students list, Palo Alto College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Palo Alto College is $4,986 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students.
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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%.
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- *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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