2022 Best Value Colleges for Community Psychology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Community Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Community Psychology is the 531st most popular major in the country with 576 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 33 community psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great community psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the community psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Community Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Community Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region community psychology students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Community Psychology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$19,057 Average Net Price

$53,657 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Community Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Community Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Community Psychology students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Community Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Weatherford, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$12,891 Average Net Price

$53,114 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Community Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 ’s community psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Community Psychology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,891 for Southwest Region Community Psychology students with aid per year to attend SWOSU.

Read full report on Community Psychology at SWOSU

• Best Value Colleges for Community Psychology (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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