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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,656 people earned their degree in other psychology, making the major the 167th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 1,389 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,500 and $30,802 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,206 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,754 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 538 masters’s other psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also made our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UOPX - Arizona Other Psychology Report

#2

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$11,568 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. East Central University is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Central University are $11,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Psychology at ECU

#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,276 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 655 masters’s other psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Psychology at Grand Canyon University

• 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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