2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

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General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across District of Columbia, there were 372 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general 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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. The American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 15 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524.

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#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Gallaudet University is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 4 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet University are $18,706.

Read full report on General Psychology at Gallaudet

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #3 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 19 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

Read full report on General Psychology at Catholic University of America

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 2 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Howard University General Psychology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k)

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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