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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Georgia (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Georgia 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 a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” 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 Georgia, there were 3,383 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,716 and $28,684 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Georgia (With Aid)

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Georgia General Psychology Report

#2

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid. VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

VSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at Valdosta State University

#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

GaSou also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at Georgia Southern University

#4

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid. Augusta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Augusta University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Augusta University are $20,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Augusta University

#5

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 17 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at Georgia State

#6

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Emory University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid ranking. Emory University is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at Emory University

#7

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia

University of West Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 18 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of West Georgia

#8

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia

With a ranking of #8, Brenau University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Brenau did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau University are $13,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Brenau

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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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