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2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

79 Colleges
$23,393 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,351 Avg Salary

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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 79 schools in the Southeast 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.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 15% Best General Psychology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for general psychology students. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in tuition and fees each year.

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$11,204 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.

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$12,444 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carlos Albizu University - Miami. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Carlos Albizu University - Miami is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Miami.

Carlos Albizu University - Miami undergraduate students pay an average of $12,444 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Lipscomb undergraduate students pay an average of $35,752 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lipscomb is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#6

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

With a ranking of #6, Augusta University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Augusta University are $24,400 a year.

Augusta University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#7

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA
$16,418 Average Tuition & Fees

McNeese State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McNeese are $16,418 per year.

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#8

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL
$26,050 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Saint Leo University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.

St. Leo University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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$17,324 Average Tuition & Fees

University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $17,324 in tuition and fees each year.

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$20,024 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Kentucky University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $20,024 per year.

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$12,698 Average Tuition & Fees

Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-State are $12,698 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

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 General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA
13 University of Georgia Athens, GA
13 Lynn University Boca Raton, FL
15 Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC
15 Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 304
Florida 490
Georgia 160
North Carolina 187
Tennessee 124
Kentucky 25
Louisiana 151
Alabama 88
South Carolina 23
Mississippi 57
Arkansas 19
West Virginia 153

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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