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2023 Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$18,357 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'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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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

Our analysis found Metropolitan State University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Psychology at Metropolitan State University

#2

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Avila University is a great value for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Kansas City, Avila is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Avila are $8,598 per year.

Full General Psychology at Avila University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Fort Hays State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

FHSU graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Psychology at Fort Hays State University Report

#4

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loras College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loras are $12,990 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Loras also did well on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on General Psychology at Loras College

#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the Plains States Region . USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.

Full General Psychology at University of South Dakota Report

Missouri State University - Springfield 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

Read full report on General Psychology at Missouri State University - Springfield

University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#9

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,009
Minnesota 3,142
Kansas 1,006
Iowa 1,272
Nebraska 664
North Dakota 298
South Dakota 272

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 22 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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