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

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 8,440 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 103 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 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 Plains States Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region

#1

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$20,036 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Forest City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Waldorf also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Waldorf is $20,036 for plains states region associate degree psychology students.

Read more about General Psychology at Waldorf University

#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$21,624 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fayette, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

UIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UIU is $21,624 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Psychology students.

Read more about General Psychology at Upper Iowa University

#3

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

Fayette, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$15,196 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 1 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CGES also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,196 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Psychology students per year to attend CMU CGES.

Full CMU CGES General Psychology Report

#4

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies

Springfield, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$13,233 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Drury University - CCPS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Drury University - CCPS is $13,233 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Psychology students.

Read full report on General Psychology at Drury University - CCPS

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology

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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