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2023 Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$18,357 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,425 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree School for You

General Psychology is the #35 most popular major in the country with 8,051 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 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.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Metropolitan State University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the 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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#2

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Avila University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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

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Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

FHSU graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loras College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loras are $12,990 per year.

Loras also claimed a spot on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 a year.

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#9

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #9, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 81
Minnesota 634
Iowa 26
Kansas 74
Nebraska 33
North Dakota 15
South Dakota 15

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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 BruceBlaus.

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