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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Psychology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
565 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 183,889 psychology students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Psychology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 35 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Itawamba Community College is $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students with aid.

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#2

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Military College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Georgia Military College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 90 associates’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Georgia Military College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,792 for southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid per year to attend Georgia Military College.

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#3

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Goodman, Mississippi, and it awarded 39 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,321 for southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid per year to attend Holmes Community College.

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#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 3 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Cumberlands also made our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $16,894 for southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid per year to attend University of the Cumberlands.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 5 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid list, Regent has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Regent is $15,267 for southeast region associate degree psychology students with aid.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 197 associates’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $28,903 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students with aid per year to attend Liberty University.

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#7

Point University

West Point, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Point University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Point University 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 made our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $16,187 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Psychology students with aid per year to attend Point University.

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#8 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology - Online did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Florida Institute of Technology - Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.

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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%.

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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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