2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology School for You
With 42,013 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
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The Best Value Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 87 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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 Great Lakes Region
Check out the psychology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Psychology Schools
Our analysis found Marian University to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Fond Du Lac.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Marian are $29,130 a year.
Out of the 87 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Aurora University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aurora are $26,760 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spring Arbor University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spring Arbor are $31,080 per year.
The excellent programs at Xavier University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Xavier are $42,460 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue University Global are $14,436 per year.
Youngstown State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value psychology programs. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year.
Alverno College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Alverno are $31,258 a year.
Illinois State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,172 in tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #10, Trinity Christian College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students. Trinity Christian is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Palos Heights.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trinity Christian are $33,275 a year.
Valparaiso University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valpo are $44,796 per year.
University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value psychology programs. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stout are $17,820 per year.
UW - Stout also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Concordia University, Wisconsin came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $31,952 per year.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Psychology graduate students in the Great Lakes Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Huntington University | Huntington, IN |
| 15 | Concordia University, Chicago | River Forest, IL |
| 16 | Ottawa University - Milwaukee | Brookfield, WI |
| 16 | Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL |
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2,220 |
| Indiana | 735 |
| Ohio | 977 |
| Wisconsin | 529 |
| Michigan | 745 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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