2023 Best Value Psychology Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology School for You
In 2020-2021, 42,013 psychology students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Psychology Schools ranking. This report analyzed 633 schools in the United States 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the United States
Check out the psychology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Psychology
Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at La Salle are $33,150 a year.
Out of the 633 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the # 2 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $10,748 per year.
Full Psychology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Report
Out of the 633 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
Cumberlands undergraduate students pay an average of $9,875 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 633 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University Worldwide landed the # 4 spot on the list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TUW are $14,640 per year.
TUW also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The excellent programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the United States. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brandman are $12,480 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brandman also is in the top 15% of our Best Psychology Schools ranking.
Worcester State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Worcester State are $16,666 per year.
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Charleston Southern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools list. Located in the city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
CSU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,960 in tuition and fees each year.
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Fitchburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Fitchburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,735 in tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools list. 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Psychology Schools list.
Read full report on Psychology at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools ranking. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
Full Psychology at Arizona State University - Skysong Report
Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for psychology students. It came in at #11 on the list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.
MSU Moorhead undergraduate students pay an average of $17,564 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Psychology at Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Post University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for psychology students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Post University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,458 in tuition and fees each year.
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value psychology programs. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per year.
Marian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for psychology students. It came in at #14 on the list. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Marian are $29,130 a year.
Metropolitan 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. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Metro State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,394 in tuition and fees each year.
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Fort Hays State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value psychology programs. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.
FHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,870 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #17, Avila University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students. 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.
Endicott College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools ranking. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Endicott are $36,614 per year.
Westfield State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.
Westfield undergraduate students pay an average of $17,219 in tuition and fees each year.
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Spalding University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value psychology programs. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spalding are $26,500 a year.
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for psychology students. It came in at #21 on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Schools list.
With a ranking of #22, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.
Full Psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Psychology Schools list.
Full Psychology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report
With a ranking of #24, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.
Doane University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Doane Crete are $37,880 per year.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Value Psychology Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Value Psychology Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 633 different United States psychology schools we analyzed.
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 Psychology Schools award.
Psychology by Region
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Majors Related to Psychology
Psychology Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29,224 |
| General Psychology | 8,051 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
| Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 199,724 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
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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