2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
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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 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,343 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 102 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.
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 a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Minnesota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Southwest Minnesota State University is $14,397 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
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Out of the 102 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 108 students in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,868 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Bemidji State University.
Out of the 102 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #4 spot on the list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 435 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Capella University is $17,619 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 126 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students list, UND has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,738 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend University of North Dakota.
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%.
University of South Dakota landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend USD is $18,555 for Plains States Region 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%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of South Dakota
Bellevue University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
University of Minnesota - Morris came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Morris, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
UMN Morris also took the #24 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Morris is $11,412 for Plains States Region 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%.
Read more about General Psychology at University of Minnesota - Morris
Winona State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students list, Winona State has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Winona State is $17,656 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Winona State University
South Dakota State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $19,252 for plains states region 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%.
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Chadron State College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Chadron State College is a public institution located in Chadron, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Chadron State College is $14,268 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 126 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Duluth, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,067 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend UMN Duluth.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Valley City State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Valley City State University is a public institution located in Valley City, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Valley City State University is $11,981 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
Read full report on General Psychology at Valley City State University
Truman State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Truman State is a small public school situated in Kirksville, Missouri. It awarded 93 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,462 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Truman State.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Peru State College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Peru State is a small school located in Peru, Nebraska that handed out 40 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,058 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Peru State College.
With a ranking of #16, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 125 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Psychology at Minnesota State Mankato
Fort Hays State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. This fairly large school is located in Hays, Kansas, and it awarded 134 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,053 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Fort Hays State University.
With a ranking of #18, Columbia College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 120 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $26,730 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Columbia College.
University of Northern Iowa ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 118 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UNI also took the #18 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,620 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend UNI.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,267 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Saint Cloud State University.
Metropolitan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 114 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,225 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Metropolitan State University.
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Iowa State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 197 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $15,496 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 242 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.
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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 84 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,774 for plains states region bachelor’s degree psychology students per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.
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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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