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2023 Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

48 Colleges
$23,639 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,425 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

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 college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 per year.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Villanova is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.

The Graduate Center excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#4

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 48 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s University landed the # 4 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St. Joe’s also is in the top 15% of our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great value for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. WCUPA is a large public school located in the 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Millersville graduate students pay an average of $16,794 in tuition and fees each year.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public college 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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#9

Towson University

Towson, MD

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 city of Towson.

Towson graduate students pay an average of $19,890 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carlow University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carlow is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carlow are $20,812 a year.

Full General Psychology at Carlow University Report

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools 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

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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