2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 615 schools in the United States to see which master's 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.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the United States for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the United States. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide graduate students pay an average of $8,936 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Touro University Worldwide helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the United States. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TUW are $9,000 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, TUW also is in the top 15% of our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in tuition and fees each year.
Brandman also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Worcester State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Worcester State graduate students pay an average of $5,796 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Charleston Southern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
CSU graduate students pay an average of $5,085 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CMU CGES are $6,435 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Marian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marian are $11,286 a 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 master’s degree. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.
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Avila University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Avila are $8,598 per year.
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Westfield State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
Westfield graduate students pay an average of $6,696 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
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Minnesota State University - Moorhead ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.
MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in tuition and fees each year.
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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’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 graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 20% of our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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With a ranking of #18, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 a year.
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Doane University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.
Doane Crete graduate students pay an average of $8,586 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #20, Carlos Albizu University - San Juan did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Juan, Carlos Albizu University - San Juan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carlos Albizu University - San Juan are $8,440 a year.
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Spalding University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Spalding graduate students pay an average of $12,106 in tuition and fees each year.
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Buena Vista University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
BVU graduate students pay an average of $9,936 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BVU also is in the top 15% of our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Evangel University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Evangel are $8,838 a year.
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Fort Hays State University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FHSU are $11,376 a year.
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With a ranking of #25, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.
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Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 615 different United States psychology schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Psychology students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools award.
Psychology by Region
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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 |
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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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