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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
1,007 Degrees Awarded
$9,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 21,659 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,488 and $25,075 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,007 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. LaGuardia Community College is located in Long Island City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 195 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

LaGuardia also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia Community College is $6,766 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Psychology students.

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#2

Bucks County Community College

Newtown, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 83 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students list, Bucks County Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bucks County Community College is $7,670 for middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students.

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#3

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 43 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HACC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,990 for middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students per year to attend HACC.

Read more about General Psychology at Harrisburg Area Community College

#4

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Philadelphia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Community College of Philadelphia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Community College of Philadelphia is $7,165 for middle atlantic region associate degree psychology students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Media, Pennsylvania. It awarded 79 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delaware County Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,597 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Psychology students per year to attend Delaware County Community College.

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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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