2023 Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Associate Degree School for You
With 195,678 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Psychology
Our analysis found Sinclair Community College to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year.
Ferris excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Owens Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Owens State Community College are $9,782 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wright State University - Lake Campus is a great value for psychology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Celina, Wright State University - Lake Campus is a public school with a small student population.
Wright State University - Lake Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $16,015 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena Heights University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Siena Heights University are $28,502 a year.
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Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 3,548 |
| Michigan | 4,292 |
| Ohio | 4,871 |
| Illinois | 6,520 |
| Wisconsin | 2,695 |
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Majors Related to Psychology
Psychology Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 141,695 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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 Nevit Dilmen.
More about our data sources and methodologies.