2023 Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
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.
Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Marywood University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 a year.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great value for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Graduate Center also did well on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Joseph’s University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 per year.
St. Joe’s also claimed a spot on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FDU are $10,722 a year.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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 #6 on the list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 per year.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
IUP graduate students pay an average of $18,207 in tuition and fees each year.
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Towson University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.
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Carlow 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carlow is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Carlow graduate students pay an average of $20,812 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest General Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 4,843 |
| New York | 10,965 |
| Maryland | 2,523 |
| New Jersey | 3,346 |
| District of Columbia | 437 |
| Delaware | 191 |
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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.
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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.
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