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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
565 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 183,889 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 36,209 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,473 and $33,137 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 565 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 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 Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s psychology degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

ICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,883 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ICC.

Full Itawamba Community College Psychology Report

#2

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Goodman, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Holmes Community College is $7,175 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Holmes Community College Psychology Report

#3

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 90 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Military College also made our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $13,228 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Georgia Military College.

Read full report on Psychology at Georgia Military College

#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #4 spot on the list. University of the Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cumberlands also made our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of the Cumberlands is $19,300 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Psychology at University of the Cumberlands

#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #5 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 197 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $29,843 for southeast region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Psychology at Liberty University

#6

Point University

West Point, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Point University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Point is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Point, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Point also took the #7 spot in our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,262 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Point University.

Read full report on Psychology at Point University

#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Regent University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 5 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also made our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Regent University is $15,510 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Regent University 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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