2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Master's 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.
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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 87 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
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2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Marian University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Fond Du Lac.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marian are $11,286 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Aurora graduate students pay an average of $14,100 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Spring Arbor University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Xavier University is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Xavier graduate students pay an average of $12,076 in tuition and fees each year.
Youngstown State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.
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Alverno College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 per year.
Illinois State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Trinity Christian College 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 #9 on the list. Trinity Christian is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Palos Heights.
Trinity Christian graduate students pay an average of $10,708 in tuition and fees each year.
Valparaiso University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 a year.
University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Stout are $17,213 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Stout is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Northern Illinois 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. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Psychology students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Huntington University | Huntington, IN |
| 15 | Concordia University, Chicago | River Forest, IL |
| 16 | Ottawa University - Milwaukee | Brookfield, WI |
| 16 | Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL |
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 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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