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2023 Best Value General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$18,943 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Psychology

#1

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

Our analysis found Georgia Military College to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Georgia Military College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Military College are $6,390 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, psychology graduates from Georgia Military College carry an average student debtload of $15,224.

Read full report on General Psychology at Georgia Military College

#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

The excellent associate degree programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cumberlands are $9,875 a year.

Full General Psychology at University of the Cumberlands Report

#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in tuition and fees each year. Psychology majors at Liberty University take out an average of $30,061 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full General Psychology at Liberty University Report

#4

Point University

West Point, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Point University is a great value for general psychology students working on their associate degree. Point is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of West Point.

Point undergraduate students pay an average of $21,850 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Psychology at Point University

#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The excellent associate degree programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Regent undergraduate students pay an average of $18,820 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Psychology at Regent University

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,544
Virginia 5,413
North Carolina 3,412
Florida 8,073
Tennessee 1,743
Kentucky 1,417
South Carolina 1,372
Louisiana 1,601
Arkansas 981
Alabama 1,571
Mississippi 1,069
West Virginia 924

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

Majors Similar to Psychology

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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