2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology in the Southwest Region

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,276 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 655 diplomas to qualified masters’s other psychology students in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Grand Canyon University Other Psychology Report

#2

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,754 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 538 masters’s other psychology degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Arizona also made our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Psychology at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#3

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$11,568 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $11,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Psychology at ECU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology

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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