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2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

School Psychology is the 262nd most popular major in the country with 3,329 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 152 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in school psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality school psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the school psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for School Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Minnesota State Mankato School Psychology Report

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 8 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also made our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on School Psychology at UNI

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 8 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374.

Read full report on School Psychology at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#4

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. WSU is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 15 masters’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about School Psychology at Wichita State University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s school psychology students in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Moorhead are $9,900.

Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead School Psychology Report

#6

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Emporia State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. ESU is located in Emporia, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree school psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, ESU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emporia State University are $22,058, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on School Psychology at ESU

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s school psychology students in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best School Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas School Psychology Report

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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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