2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 45 schools in the Plains States 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Plains States Region . CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CMU CGES are $6,435 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Avila University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Avila are $8,598 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Moorhead are $11,052 per year.
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Doane University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 a year.
Buena Vista University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BVU are $9,936 a year.
BVU also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Evangel University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Evangel are $8,838 a year.
Fort Hays State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
FHSU graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 375 |
| Missouri | 518 |
| Minnesota | 3,279 |
| Iowa | 89 |
| North Dakota | 79 |
| Nebraska | 179 |
| South Dakota | 71 |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Psychology
| 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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