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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

6 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Alabama

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking.

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 Alabama, there were 1,511 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,473 and $27,444 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama” ranking analyzed 6 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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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 Alabama” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree psychology students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Alabama

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large 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 Auburn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Auburn University General Psychology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 9 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham General Psychology Report

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UA also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Alabama General Psychology Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

USA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of South Alabama

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama. UAH is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386.

Full University of Alabama in Huntsville General Psychology Report

#6

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Alabama ranking. AUM is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

AUM also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at AUM are $17,812.

Full AUM 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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