2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 110,394 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 1,062 colleges that offered 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.
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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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology
Out of the 1,062 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 305 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, BYU also did well on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,322 for Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 279 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, American Military University also did well on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for American Public University System is $10,222 for bachelor’s degree psychology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on General Psychology at American Military University
Out of the 1,062 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 488 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to psychology quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charter Oak State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Charter Oak State College is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $10,724 for bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Charter Oak State College.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Charter Oak State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest Minnesota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southwest Minnesota State University is $14,397 for bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Read more about General Psychology at Southwest Minnesota State University
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 108 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University is also in the top of our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It awarded 207 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UW - La Crosse also did well on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UW - La Crosse is $14,580 for Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Brigham Young University - Idaho came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Rexburg, Idaho. It awarded 200 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $7,167 for bachelor’s degree psychology students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 107 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UT Permian Basin is $10,092 for bachelor’s degree psychology students.
With a ranking of #10, Bemidji State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Bemidji State University is a public institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Bemidji State University is $15,868 for bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Read more about General Psychology at Bemidji State University
With a ranking of #11, Capella University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 435 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Capella University is $17,619 for bachelor’s degree psychology students.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 105 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
UW - Whitewater excels when it comes to psychology quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is $15,249 for Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
University of North Dakota came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UND also claimed a top spot on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $15,738 for bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend UND.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Palo Alto University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Palo Alto, California. It awarded 24 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Pacific Graduate School of Psychology also took the #17 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Psychology at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 64 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,748 for Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls.
The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
University of South Dakota ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. USD is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend USD is $18,555 for bachelor’s degree psychology students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Bellevue University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Read full report on General Psychology at Bellevue University
University of Minnesota - Morris came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMN Morris is a public institution located in Morris, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Morris also claimed a top spot on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Morris is $11,412 for Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Winona State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Winona State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 75 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, Winona State is in the top on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. It costs about $17,656 for Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Winona State.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Winona State University
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras is a fairly large school located in San Juan, that handed out 179 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,714 for bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend UPR Rio Piedras.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
Wilmington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. New Castle, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 94 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Wilmington University is $14,683 for bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Southern New Hampshire University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1,201 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SNHU is $41,095 for bachelor’s degree psychology students.
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at South Dakota State University
With a ranking of #25, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UMGC is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 492 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMGC also claimed a top spot on our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maryland Global Campus is $14,288 for Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
Rest of the Best 50 in Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Westfield State University | Westfield, MA |
| 52 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock, PA |
| 53 | University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg, KY |
| 54 | University of Wyoming | Laramie, WY |
| 55 | Columbia College | Columbia, MO |
| 56 | West Texas A&M University | Canyon, TX |
| 57 | Florida International University | Miami, FL |
| 58 | Queens College | Queens, NY |
| 59 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 60 | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI |
| 61 | Worcester State University | Worcester, MA |
| 62 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
| 63 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud, MN |
| 64 | Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA |
| 65 | Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul, MN |
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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%.
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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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