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2023 Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,421 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Psychology

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

Our 2023 rankings named LaGuardia Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for psychology students working on their associate degree. LaGuardia is a large public school located in the city of Long Island City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LaGuardia are $8,098 per year.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Community College of Philadelphia undergraduate students pay an average of $12,744 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Wesley College

Dover, DE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wesley College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Dover, Wesley College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,503
Pennsylvania 7,472
New York 15,415
Maryland 2,865
Delaware 417
District of Columbia 939

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

Majors Similar 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 3 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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