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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 3,383 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,716 and $28,684 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.

Full UGA General Psychology Report

#2

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at Emory University

#3

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school situated in Augusta, Georgia. It awarded 13 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Augusta University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Augusta University are $20,712.

Read more about General Psychology at Augusta University

#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 17 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004.

Read full report on General Psychology at GaSou

#5

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

VSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at VSU

#6

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Georgia State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.

Full Georgia State University General Psychology Report

#7

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia

University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

University of West Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of West Georgia

#8

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia

Brenau University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Gainesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Brenau not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau University are $13,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brenau General 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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