2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 8th in New York. In fact, 15,415 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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.
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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 42 schools in New York 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.
Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for psychology students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Graduate Center are $10,410 a year.
The Graduate Center also took the #3 spot in our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.
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Out of the 42 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Baruch College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a large student population.
Baruch graduate students pay an average of $11,452 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marist College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marist are $15,760 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Marist also is in the top 15% of our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Queens College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in New York. QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.
QC graduate students pay an average of $11,612 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.
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The College at Brockport came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Brockport are $12,310 per year.
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Russell Sage 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 #7 on the list. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Russel Sage are $13,140 a year.
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SUNY New Paltz landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY New Paltz are $12,763 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, SUNY Plattsburgh did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Plattsburgh, SUNY Plattsburgh is a public school with a small student population.
SUNY Plattsburgh graduate students pay an average of $13,151 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University at Albany 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 #10 on the list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.
UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4,503 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,472 |
| Maryland | 2,865 |
| Delaware | 417 |
| District of Columbia | 939 |
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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.