2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 100 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 15% Best Psychology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies the best value school in the Plains States Region for psychology students. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per year. After completing their degree, psychology graduates from CMU CGES carry an average student debtload of $25,000.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Minnesota State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Minnesota State University are $9,482 a year. While working on their degree, psychology majors at Southwest Minnesota State University accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a small public school located in the town of Bemidji.
Bemidji State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,806 in tuition and fees each year. Psychology majors at Bemidji State University take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
In addition to its great value ranking, Bemidji State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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The excellent programs at Wayne State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.
WSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,458 in tuition and fees each year. Psychology majors at WSC take out an average of $23,765 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year. While working on their degree, psychology majors at Metro State accumulate an average of around $27,400 in student debt.
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Peru State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.
Peru State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,800 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at Peru State take out is $24,970.
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With a ranking of #7, Park University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Park University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,853 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at Park University take out is $23,391.
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Columbia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College Missouri are $11,636 per year. On average, psychology graduates from Columbia College Missouri take out $31,406 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #9, Fort Hays State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FHSU are $15,870 a year. Psychology majors at FHSU take out an average of $30,912 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Minnesota - Morris ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Morris, UMN Morris is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Morris are $15,940 a year. On average, psychology graduates from UMN Morris take out $17,866 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value psychology programs. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
SMU MN undergraduate students pay an average of $39,410 in tuition and fees each year. Psychology majors at SMU MN take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year. Psychology majors at North Dakota State University take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Avila University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for psychology students. It came in at #13 on the list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Avila are $21,740 per year. Psychology majors at Avila take out an average of $35,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value psychology programs. Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drury University - CCPS are $7,924 per year. The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at Drury University - CCPS take out is $32,450.
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Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for psychology students. It came in at #15 on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Winona State are $16,684 per year. While working on their degree, psychology majors at Winona State accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Winona State also did well on our Best Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ottawa University - Online | Ottawa, KS |
| 16 | Minnesota State University - Moorhead | Moorhead, MN |
| 18 | Minnesota State University - Mankato | Mankato, MN |
| 19 | South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD |
| 20 | School Removed | |
| 20 | University of South Dakota | Vermillion, SD |
Best Psychology Colleges by State
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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