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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$9,537 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 1,451 degrees and certificates from a Kansas school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Kansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the best value school in Kansas for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHSU are $4,500 per year.

Full Psychology at Fort Hays State University Report

#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt State are $8,728 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $7,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Psychology at Wichita State University

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $11,045 per year.

KU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 9 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

K -State graduate students pay an average of $11,225 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

K -State also made our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #1.

Full Psychology at Kansas State University Report

Emporia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ESU are $8,532 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ESU is ranked #5 for overall quality for psychology in Kansas.

Read full report on Psychology at Emporia State University

#7

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn 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. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

Washburn University graduate students pay an average of $9,636 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Washburn University Report

With a ranking of #8, Ottawa University - Online did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Ottawa University - Online is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Ottawa.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ottawa University - Online are $11,893 per year.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Olathe.

MNU graduate students pay an average of $13,024 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at MidAmerica Nazarene University Report

Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 6,179
Iowa 1,444
South Dakota 328
Missouri 3,062
Nebraska 994
North Dakota 369

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

Majors Similar 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 9 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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