2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Psychology is the 167th most popular major in the country with 2,656 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,748 and had an average of $55,492 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 131 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,567 and $53,884 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The other psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s other psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Psychology at Michigan State

#2

Tiffin University

Tiffin, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$13,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,235 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tiffin University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Tiffin, Ohio, and it awarded 24 masters’s other psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tiffin University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tiffin University are $13,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tiffin University Other Psychology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other 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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