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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

127 Colleges
$13,529 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.

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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 127 schools in the Southeast 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. 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 the Southeast 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 analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide graduate students pay an average of $8,936 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Charleston Southern University is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSU are $5,085 a year.

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Out of the 127 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 4 spot on the list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spalding University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

Spalding graduate students pay an average of $12,106 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

Lindsey Wilson College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College 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 Lindsey Wilson College are $9,719 a year.

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#7

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public college with a small student population.

Henderson State University graduate students pay an average of $9,108 in tuition and fees each year.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are $20,310 per year.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty 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 #9 on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#10

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

Freed-Hardeman University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the distant town of Henderson, FHU 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 FHU are $10,980 a year.

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Carlos Albizu University - Miami came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Miami, Carlos Albizu University - Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carlos Albizu University - Miami are $12,740 per year.

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#12

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Campbell are $15,152 per year.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida Tech are $22,588 per year.

Florida Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#15

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Adventist are $11,880 per year.

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#16

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Nicholls State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,177 per year.

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#17

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #17, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.

UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#18

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.

Lipscomb also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#19

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

Mary Baldwin University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Staunton.

Mary Baldwin graduate students pay an average of $13,170 in tuition and fees each year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
20 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
21 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN
22 Augusta University Augusta, GA
23 McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA
23 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
25 Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY

Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,751
West Virginia 967
South Carolina 1,890
Florida 10,298
Virginia 6,922
Arkansas 1,022
Mississippi 1,234
Louisiana 1,704
Alabama 1,923
Kentucky 2,326
Georgia 4,367
Tennessee 2,474

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 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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