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2023 Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$15,467 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,425 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Wilmington the best value school in North Carolina for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

North Carolina Central University graduate students pay an average of $7,641 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Psychology at North Carolina Central University Report

#6

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fayetteville State University are $5,835 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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 Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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North Carolina State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NC State also made our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

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Western Carolina University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #10, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full General Psychology at Duke University Report

Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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