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 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
CMU CGES graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Metropolitan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Avila University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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 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 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 #6 on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.
Doane Crete graduate students pay an average of $8,586 in tuition and fees each year.
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Buena Vista 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 #7 on the list. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BVU also is in the top 20% of our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Evangel 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. Located in the city of Springfield, Evangel 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 Evangel are $8,838 a 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 remote town of Hays.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHSU are $11,376 per year.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.
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Explore the best psychology colleges 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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