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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$16,582 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 8th in Washington. In fact, 406 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best value school in Washington for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

CWU graduate students pay an average of $12,127 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EWU are $13,379 a year.

Full Psychology at Eastern Washington University Report

Out of the 13 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WWU graduate students pay an average of $12,490 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $13,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

With a ranking of #6, Gonzaga University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $17,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

Full Psychology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

With a ranking of #8, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. The Seattle School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The Seattle School graduate students pay an average of $16,690 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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City University of Seattle did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

CityU graduate students pay an average of $11,812 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SPU are $24,273 a year.

SPU also made our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 7,826
Oregon 367
Nevada 88
Hawaii 140
Alaska 23

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

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 13 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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