2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Psychology School for You
General Psychology is the #35 most popular major in the country with 8,051 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools
Our analysis found Marywood University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
Marywood undergraduate students pay an average of $37,284 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent programs at Saint Joseph’s University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Joe’s are $47,940 per year.
St. Joe’s excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
The Graduate Center undergraduate students pay an average of $15,360 in tuition and fees each year.
The Graduate Center also claimed a spot on our Best General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The excellent programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FDU are $38,074 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCUPA are $22,247 a year.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.
Millersville undergraduate students pay an average of $22,226 in tuition and fees each year.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IUP are $18,897 a year.
With a ranking of #9, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $25,516 in tuition and fees each year.
Carlow University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general psychology programs. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Carlow are $32,390 a year.
Best General Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 486 |
| Pennsylvania | 257 |
| Maryland | 68 |
| New Jersey | 158 |
| District of Columbia | 61 |
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General Psychology Related Majors for Psychology
General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Psychology
| 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 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).
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