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

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In 2019-2020, 2,656 people earned their degree in other psychology, making the major the 167th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 1,389 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,500 and $30,802 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,206 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other 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 Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,754 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s other psychology degrees to 538 students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UOPX - Arizona Other Psychology Report

#2

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$11,568 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other psychology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $11,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Psychology at ECU

#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,276 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s other psychology degrees to 655 students in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Psychology at Grand Canyon University

• 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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