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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
1,007 Degrees Awarded
$8,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 21,659 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,488 and $25,075 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,007 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 195 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

LaGuardia also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia Community College is $7,276 for middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Bucks County Community College

Newtown, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Newtown, Pennsylvania that handed out 83 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Bucks County Community College also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Bucks County Community College is $6,296 for middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HACC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $10,648 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend HACC.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Media, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 79 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Delaware County Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $10,584 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Delaware County Community College.

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#5

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #5 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 54 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Community College of Philadelphia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Philadelphia is $7,111 for middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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