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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

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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 Alabama, there were 1,511 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,473 and $27,444 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Alabama (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at UAB

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama master’s degree psychology students with aid list, USA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112.

Read more about General Psychology at University of South Alabama

#3

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jacksonville State University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 13 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at Auburn

#5 in overall quality

University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. UAH is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama in Huntsville are $25,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UAH General Psychology Report

#7

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid ranking. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

AUM also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University at Montgomery are $17,812, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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