2023 Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You
Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 195,678 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
The Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 1,063 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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. 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.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the United States for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Military University are $7,360 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University also is in the top 10% of our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the United States. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CMU CGES also did well on our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Puerto Rico - Ponce helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the United States. UPR Ponce is a small public school located in the city of Ponce.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPR Ponce are $4,940 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the United States. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 1,063 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Trine undergraduate students pay an average of $9,576 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Trine also did well on our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
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Bemidji State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bemidji State University are $9,806 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bemidji State University also did well on our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mercedita.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce are $5,292 a year.
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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
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Wayne State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.
WSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,458 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #11, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year.
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Granite State College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GSC are $9,015 a year.
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With a ranking of #13, Peru State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.
Peru State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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Park University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Park University are $8,853 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Park University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UOPX - Arizona also is in the top 20% of our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $12,336 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMGC also is in the top 10% of our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $12,712 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UPR Arecibo is a small public school located in the city of Arecibo.
UPR Arecibo undergraduate students pay an average of $4,940 in tuition and fees each year.
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Franklin University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Franklin University are $9,577 a year.
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With a ranking of #20, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Excelsior College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
Excelsior College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Graduate Center are $15,360 per year.
The Graduate Center also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Brandman University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brandman are $12,480 a year.
Brandman excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
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Carlos Albizu University - San Juan came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Juan, Carlos Albizu University - San Juan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Carlos Albizu University - San Juan are $7,474 a year.
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Additional Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1063 different United States psychology schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Psychology by Region
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Psychology Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| General Psychology | 141,695 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 25 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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