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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
565 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Salary
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 183,889 psychology students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 36,209 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,473 and $33,137 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 565 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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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The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Itawamba Community College is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

ICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ICC is $7,104 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Goodman, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Holmes Community College is $5,911 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Georgia Military College is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 90 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Military College also made our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,747 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Georgia Military College.

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#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Cumberlands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,763 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of the Cumberlands.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 197 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $27,831 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Liberty University.

Full Liberty University Psychology Report

#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Regent University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Regent University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k list, Regent has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Regent is $15,865 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

Point University

West Point, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Point University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Point is located in West Point, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Point, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Point University is $16,324 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology - Online ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Institute of Technology - Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.

Full Florida Institute of Technology - Online Psychology Report

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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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