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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$15,320 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 3,062 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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 Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $6,858 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $6,611 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Missouri. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CMU CGES are $6,435 a year.

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#4

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Avila University is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Avila is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Avila are $8,598 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #4 for overall quality for psychology in Missouri.

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#6

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

Evangel University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Evangel graduate students pay an average of $8,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $11,902 per year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

Full Psychology at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

University of Central Missouri landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCM are $9,156 per year.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMKC are $11,745 a year.

Read full report on Psychology at University of Missouri - Kansas City

University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $12,528 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
Minnesota 6,179
Iowa 1,444
South Dakota 328
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 14 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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