2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Utah

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Utah” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Utah, there were 1,983 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 183 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Utah” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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 a Master’s in Utah

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Utah.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Utah list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 85 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

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#2

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 67 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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