2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Kansas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Master’s in Kansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across Kansas, there were 926 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,525 and $24,582 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also cost less that 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 Master’s in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Kansas

#1

Fort Hays State University

Hays, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

FHSU also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FHSU are $11,376.

Read full report on General Psychology at Fort Hays State University

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$19,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pittsburg State University are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at Pittsburg State University

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at WSU

#4

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas

#4 in overall quality

$22,058 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emporia State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas. This medium-sized school is located in Emporia, Kansas, and it awarded 4 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ESU also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESU are $22,058, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ESU General Psychology Report

#5

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas

#5 in overall quality

$19,206 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Washburn University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washburn University are $19,206, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at Washburn University

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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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