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2023 Best Value General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$18,433 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Associate Degree School for You

With 141,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Psychology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Psychology

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,734 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, psychology majors at Salt Lake Community College accumulate an average of around $11,666 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Salt Lake Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year. Psychology majors at UVU take out an average of $13,020 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

UVU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Read full report on General Psychology at Utah Valley University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado Christian University is a great value for general psychology students working on their associate degree. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

CCU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,473 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, CCU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full General Psychology at Colorado Christian University Report

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,965
Utah 1,424
Idaho 659
Montana 315
Wyoming 266

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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