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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
540 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. ICC is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 35 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid list, ICC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students with aid per year to attend ICC.

Full ICC General Psychology Report

#2

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,792 for southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid per year to attend Georgia Military College.

Read more about General Psychology at Georgia Military College

#3

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,321 for southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid per year to attend Holmes Community College.

Read full report on General Psychology at Holmes Community College

#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 3 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid list, Cumberlands has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cumberlands is $16,894 for southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid.

Full University of the Cumberlands General Psychology Report

#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Regent is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 5 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Regent University is $15,267 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students with aid.

Read full report on General Psychology at Regent

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty 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 Getting Aid ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 197 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid.

Full Liberty University General Psychology Report

#7

Point University

West Point, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Point University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Point University is located in West Point, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Point not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Point University is $16,187 for southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid.

Read full report on General Psychology at Point 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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