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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

11 Ranked Colleges
238 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Virginia, there were 4,801 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,825 and $26,970 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 238 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 11 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.

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 a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

William & Mary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at William & Mary

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

Full University of Virginia General Psychology Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 72 students in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.

Read full report on General Psychology at George Mason University

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech General Psychology Report

#5

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 10 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at James Madison University

#6

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

Radford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Radford is a fairly large public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 27 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Radford University are $21,382.

Read more about General Psychology at Radford University

#6 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 19 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full VCU General Psychology Report

#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Old Dominion General Psychology Report

#9

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia
#10 in overall quality

Virginia State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Virginia State also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia State are $22,994, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Virginia State

#10

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#9 in overall quality

Regent University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 23 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Regent

#11

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

Read more about General Psychology at Liberty University

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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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