2022 Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Psychology is the 167th most popular major in the country with 2,656 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,748 and had an average of $55,492 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 435 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,300 and $84,993 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 206 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree other psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

$28,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s other psychology degrees to qualified students.

UCSB also made our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670.

Read more about Other Psychology at University of California - Santa Barbara

#2

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

#1 in overall quality

$16,571 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,778 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Azusa Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Azusa, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 131 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific also made our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Psychology at Azusa Pacific

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology (Income $0-$30k)

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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