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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$39,394 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 939 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Psychology

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Chicago School Washington DC Campus are $23,918 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.

GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent master’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The American University are $38,456 a year.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.

Georgetown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Howard graduate students pay an average of $34,326 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Catholic University of America came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

CUA graduate students pay an average of $51,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 6 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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