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2023 Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$15,594 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,435 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named Sinclair Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for psychology students working on their associate degree. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 a year.

Full Psychology at Sinclair Community College Report

#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great value for psychology students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in tuition and fees each 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.

Full Psychology at Ferris State University Report

#3

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Owens Community College is a great value for psychology students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Owens State Community College are $9,782 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Lake Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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.

Full Psychology at Wright State University - Lake Campus Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena Heights University landed the # 5 spot on the 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.

Read full report on Psychology at Siena Heights University

Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology schools 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

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

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.

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