2023 Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Psychology Master's 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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Xavier University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great value for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
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Western Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
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Marquette University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Marquette also is in the top 10% of our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Northern Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northern Michigan University are $14,068 a year.
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Tiffin University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tiffin.
Tiffin University graduate students pay an average of $13,000 in tuition and fees each year.
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National Louis University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2,813 |
| Ohio | 3,937 |
| Illinois | 3,656 |
| Indiana | 1,890 |
| Wisconsin | 2,230 |
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Majors Related to Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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