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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 183,889 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, psychology is the 7th most popular major in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 13,510 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,917 and $31,921 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 142 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 31 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Park University is $20,118 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Park University Psychology Report

#2

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Waldorf is located in Forest City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Waldorf did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $21,221 for plains states region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Waldorf.

Full Waldorf Psychology Report

#3

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Upper Iowa University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Fayette, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k list, UIU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Upper Iowa University is $24,690 for plains states region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Psychology at UIU

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

CMU CGES did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.

Read more about Psychology at CMU CGES

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 12 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University - CCPS also made our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Drury University - CCPS is $16,798 for plains states region associate degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Psychology at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies

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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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