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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$14,050 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 6,179 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Minnesota 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.

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 Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Out of the 11 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Cloud State University are $9,192 a year.

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Out of the 11 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 per year.

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Out of the 11 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU Moorhead are $11,052 a year.

Full Psychology at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Minnesota. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.

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#6

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.

Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bethel University Minnesota not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMN Duluth are $19,292 a year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 per year.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

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#10

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,451
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

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 11 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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