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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$23,734 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 195,678 psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

BYU also made our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Adams State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Adams State are $10,896 per year.

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#3

Denver Seminary

Littleton, CO

Out of the 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Denver Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. Denver Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Littleton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Denver Seminary are $12,060 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CCU are $14,626 a year.

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#5

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah 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. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

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Montana State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

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#10

Utah State University

Logan, UT

Utah State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,422
Utah 1,971
Montana 371
Idaho 680
Wyoming 266

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 20 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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