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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

13 Ranked Colleges
1,402 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Southwest region, there were 13,139 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,116 and $23,287 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,402 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 13 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 148 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k list, South Texas College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Texas College is $4,790 for southwest region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 104 students in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $11,596 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 109 students in 2019-2020.

OCCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OCCC is $11,234 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. CNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 170 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $7,646 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 177 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $10,469 for southwest region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma

Rose State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Rose State College is a medium-sized public school situated in Midwest City, Oklahoma. It awarded 40 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RSC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,805 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Rose State College.

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#7

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #7, Northwest Vista College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Northwest Vista College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $10,407 for southwest region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#8

Palo Alto College

San Antonio, Texas

Palo Alto College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Palo Alto College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Palo Alto College is $9,682 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#9

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k list, San Antonio College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,977 for southwest region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend San Antonio College.

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#10

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas

Tyler Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tyler Junior College is $13,091 for southwest region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#11

Navarro College

Corsicana, Texas

With a ranking of #11, Navarro College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Corsicana, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Navarro College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Navarro College is $16,341 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,703 for southwest region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ENMU - Main Campus.

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#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is located in Waxahachie, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $26,680 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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