2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 444 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,667 and $81,226 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 206 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

$28,670 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UCSB is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 7 masters’s other psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSB Other Psychology Report

#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 the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Azusa Pacific University is a medium-sized school located in Azusa, California that handed out 131 masters’s other psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Azusa Pacific, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571.

Full Azusa Pacific University Other Psychology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology (Income $48-$75k)

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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