2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Plains States 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.
Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CMU CGES are $6,435 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Avila University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
Avila graduate students pay an average of $8,598 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.
MSU Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $11,052 in tuition and fees each year.
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Doane University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 per year.
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Buena Vista University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the town of Storm Lake, BVU 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 BVU are $9,936 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, BVU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Evangel University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Evangel are $8,838 per year.
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Fort Hays State 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 #8 on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FHSU are $11,376 a year.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,451 |
| Minnesota | 6,179 |
| Iowa | 1,444 |
| South Dakota | 328 |
| Missouri | 3,062 |
| Nebraska | 994 |
| North Dakota | 369 |
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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.
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