2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

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 Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 8,440 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,133 and $29,152 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 103 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree psychology students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region

#1

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$20,036 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Waldorf University is a private for-profit institution located in Forest City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Waldorf also made our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $20,036 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Psychology students per year to attend Waldorf University.

Read full report on General Psychology at Waldorf University

#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$21,624 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. UIU is a small school located in Fayette, Iowa that handed out 30 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $21,624 for plains states region associate degree psychology students per year to attend UIU.

Read more about General Psychology at Upper Iowa University

#3

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

Fayette, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$15,196 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 1 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CGES also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is $15,196 for plains states region associate degree psychology students.

Read full report on General Psychology at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

#4

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies

Springfield, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$13,233 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Drury University - CCPS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 12 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University - CCPS also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is $13,233 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Psychology students.

Full Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies General Psychology Report

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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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