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2023 Best Value General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$17,490 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, general psychology students earned 5,413 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value General Psychology Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.

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 Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in General Psychology

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in Virginia for general psychology students working on their associate degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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

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#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Regent University is a great value for general psychology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,544
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.

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 2 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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