2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s
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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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5,985 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 281 colleges that offered 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 a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree psychology students.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Illinois State University is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 20 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State is also in the top of our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 246 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 281 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Loras College landed the #4 spot on the list. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loras College are $10,820.
Out of the 281 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 72 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Capella University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 94 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Psychology at Capella University
University of South Dakota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 5 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 25 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042.
American Public University System landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 76 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050.
Read more about General Psychology at American Public University System
Xavier University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.
Seattle University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Seattle U is a medium-sized school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 18 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle U are $14,040.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. SIUE is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 29 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Azusa Pacific University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Azusa, California. It awarded 24 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Villanova University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 17 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Villanova also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Northcentral University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 96 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Northcentral University excels when it comes to psychology quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northcentral University are $18,095, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Psychology at Northcentral University
Fort Hays State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FHSU are $11,376.
Read full report on General Psychology at Fort Hays State University
With a ranking of #19, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #20, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 17 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.
Read full report on General Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL excels when it comes to psychology quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Avila University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Avila is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Avila are $7,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Saint Joseph’s University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Joe’s excels when it comes to psychology quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s University are $17,802, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about General Psychology at Saint Joseph’s University
With a ranking of #24, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of North Texas
Marquette University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s list. Marquette University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Marquette also took the #19 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690.
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Not only did these schools make the top 43 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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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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- 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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