2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree 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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 87 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Marian University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marian are $11,286 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Spring Arbor University is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 per year.
Out of the 87 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.
Youngstown State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.
Alverno College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alverno are $10,402 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Trinity Christian College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Trinity Christian is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Palos Heights.
Trinity Christian graduate students pay an average of $10,708 in tuition and fees each year.
Valparaiso University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 per year.
With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UW - Stout graduate students pay an average of $17,213 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Stout also is in the top 20% of our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Northern Illinois University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 a 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 Master's Degree 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 schools 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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