2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Connecticut (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Connecticut, there were 1,686 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 general psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree psychology students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Connecticut (With Aid)

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

$26,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Connecticut State University are $26,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at Central Connecticut State University

#2

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$26,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

SCSU also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCSU are $26,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at SCSU

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General 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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