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

7 Ranked Colleges
540 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Southeast region, there were 29,481 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,834 and $27,087 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 540 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Itawamba Community College is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 35 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend ICC is $4,847 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Itawamba Community College General Psychology Report

#2

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Goodman, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Holmes Community College is $4,122 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Psychology at Holmes Community College

#3

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Military College landed the #3 spot on the list. Georgia Military College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 90 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Military College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Military College is $10,194 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on General Psychology at Georgia Military College

#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cumberlands has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of the Cumberlands is $15,634 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Psychology at Cumberlands

#5

Point University

West Point, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Point is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Point, Georgia. It awarded 2 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Point also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Point University is $15,143 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Point University General Psychology Report

#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Regent University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Regent University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 5 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Regent has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Regent University is $14,525 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Psychology at Regent University

#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

With a ranking of #7, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 197 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $26,124 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Liberty University General Psychology Report

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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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