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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$15,155 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 977 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Ohio to see which master's degree 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

Check out the psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $12,425 per year.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio rankings.

Read full report on Psychology at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Ohio. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,751 per year.

Full Psychology at Youngstown State University Report

#3

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Xavier University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Ohio. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Xavier graduate students pay an average of $12,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Xavier also did well on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Psychology at Xavier University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $9,831 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Psychology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Out of the 18 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

Miami University - Oxford graduate students pay an average of $13,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Miami University - Oxford Report

Ohio University - Athens 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 #6 on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

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#7

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State 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 #7 on the list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

Cleveland State University graduate students pay an average of $10,625 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

John Carroll University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of University Heights, John Carroll is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

John Carroll graduate students pay an average of $16,082 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at John Carroll University Report

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.

Full Psychology at University of Akron Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #10, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC are $14,902 a year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,220
Indiana 735
Wisconsin 529
Michigan 745

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 18 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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