2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 14,346 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,203 and $26,209 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 381 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Sinclair Community College

Dayton, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$2,567 Average Net Price

$26,353 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 88 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Sinclair Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $2,567 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Sinclair Community College.

Read more about General Psychology at Sinclair Community College

#2

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$4,494 Average Net Price

$32,569 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lansing Community College is located in Lansing, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

LCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $4,494 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend LCC.

Read full report on General Psychology at Lansing Community College

#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$7,207 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris is $7,207 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Ferris General Psychology Report

#4

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, Ohio

#4 in overall quality

$6,889 Average Net Price

$18,498 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Owens Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Owens Community College is a public institution located in Perrysburg, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Owens State Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $6,889 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Owens Community College.

Read full report on General Psychology at Owens Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k)

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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