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2023 Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$16,498 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,425 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree School for You

General Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 1,768 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Connecticut 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Psychology

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our analysis found Fairfield University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

Fairfield U graduate students pay an average of $19,498 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Fairfield U is ranked #2 for overall quality for psychology in Connecticut.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in Connecticut. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCSU are $12,848 per year.

Read full report on General Psychology at Central Connecticut State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $20,325 per year.

UCONN also took the #4 spot in our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

SCSU graduate students pay an average of $13,321 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3,980
New Hampshire 2,856
Maine 327
Rhode Island 628
Vermont 340

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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