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2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$20,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,524 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.

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 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. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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. 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 Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Psychology Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for general psychology students. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.

Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$9,394 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools 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 undergraduate student at Metro State are $9,394 a year.

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#3

Avila University

Kansas City, MO
$21,740 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Avila University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Avila undergraduate students pay an average of $21,740 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.

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$15,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 26 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FHSU are $15,870 a year.

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#6

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

Loras College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loras are $35,268 per year.

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#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
$12,942 Average Tuition & Fees

University of South Dakota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general psychology programs. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 a year.

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$16,498 Average Tuition & Fees

Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri State are $16,498 a year.

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$21,718 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,718 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Psychology at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges 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 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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