2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,199 people earned their degree in industrial and organizational psychology, making the major the 280th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 322 industrial and organizational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 228 industrial and organizational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial and organizational psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial and organizational psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the industrial and organizational psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, California

#2 in overall quality

$9,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University Worldwide landed the #1 spot on the list. Touro University Worldwide is a small school located in Los Alamitos, California that handed out 87 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

TUW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TUW are $9,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Vanguard University of Southern California

Costa Mesa, California

#6 in overall quality

$16,180 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanguard University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Vanguard is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to qualified students.

Vanguard also took the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanguard are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

#3 in overall quality

$14,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. California Baptist University is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to qualified students.

Cal Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Baptist are $14,140.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (Income $0-$30k)

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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