2023 Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, general psychology students earned 3,412 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 6th in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina 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.
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.
Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Wilmington to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. UNCW is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNCW are $7,514 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Fayetteville State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Fayetteville State University graduate students pay an average of $5,835 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #4 for overall quality for psychology in North Carolina.
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Western Carolina University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.
WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Duke University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.
Duke also took the #1 spot in our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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Explore all the Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 3,544 |
| Virginia | 5,413 |
| 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 |
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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 Majors Related 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 11 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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