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Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$12,492 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,435 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 3,062 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies the best value school in Missouri for psychology students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CMU CGES are $6,720 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, CMU CGES is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Park University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Park University are $8,853 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Park University is ranked #4 for overall quality for psychology in Missouri.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Missouri. Drury University - CCPS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drury University - CCPS are $7,924 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. CMU CLAS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.

CMU CLAS undergraduate students pay an average of $26,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,451
Minnesota 6,179
Iowa 1,444
South Dakota 328
Nebraska 994
North Dakota 369

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 4 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.

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