2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 195,678 psychology students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,611 and had an average of $25,989 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 38,923 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,532 and $27,634 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 234 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Psychology in the Southeast Region
Out of the 234 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 404 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University is also in the top of our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top [COLLEGE_QUALITY_PECTENTILE_ALL_LEVES]% of all schools in this category. It costs about $10,563 for Southeast Region Psychology students per year to attend American Military University.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full American Public University System Psychology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 353 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Cumberlands is $13,476 for southeast region psychology students.
Full University of the Cumberlands Psychology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 889 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa also took the #20 spot in our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,346 for southeast region psychology students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 905 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,946 for Southeast Region Psychology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Psychology at Florida State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $18,938 for Southeast Region Psychology students per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
Florida International University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 1,740 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU also took the #23 spot in our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $5,298 for southeast region psychology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Psychology at FIU
With a ranking of #7, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 137 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for WCU is $13,924 for Southeast Region Psychology students.
Read full report on Psychology at Western Carolina University
With a ranking of #8, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 470 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $31,009 for Southeast Region Psychology students per year to attend Florida Institute of Technology.
Full Florida Tech Psychology Report
University of Memphis landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 227 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UofM is $13,904 for southeast region psychology students.
Read full report on Psychology at UofM
Liberty University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,445 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $29,382 for Southeast Region Psychology students.
Read more about Psychology at Liberty University
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 206 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $14,032 for Southeast Region Psychology students per year to attend University of Southern Mississippi.
Read full report on Psychology at Southern Miss
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,465 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region psychology students list, UCF has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $8,618 for Southeast Region Psychology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at UCF
East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 163 diplomas to qualified ’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $12,894 for southeast region psychology students per year to attend East Tennessee State University.
Full East Tennessee State University Psychology Report
University of Florida landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 682 degrees to qualified ’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UF is $5,135 for southeast region psychology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Florida
Appalachian State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 338 ’s psychology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Appalachian State is also in the top of our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State University is $13,989 for southeast region psychology students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Psychology at Appalachian State
With a ranking of #16, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 335 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $15,571 for southeast region psychology students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 408 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Charlotte excels when it comes to psychology quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend UNC Charlotte is $17,634 for Southeast Region Psychology students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Psychology Report
With a ranking of #18, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 272 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on this list, UNCW is in the top on our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $19,136 for Southeast Region Psychology students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Psychology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Spalding University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Spalding University is $21,976 for southeast region psychology students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at Spalding
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 149 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend UCA is $16,554 for Southeast Region Psychology students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Florida Atlantic University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Atlantic University is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 494 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend FAU is $10,735 for southeast region psychology students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Psychology at Florida Atlantic University
With a ranking of #22, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 614 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region psychology students list, UGA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,257 for southeast region psychology students per year to attend UGA.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Georgia
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 235 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on this list, UAB is in the top on our “Best Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top [COLLEGE_QUALITY_PECTENTILE_ALL_LEVES]% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham is $16,530 for southeast region psychology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Psychology at University of Alabama at Birmingham
With a ranking of #24, Regent University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 185 ’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Regent University is $24,888 for Southeast Region Psychology students.
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University of North Florida ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s psychology degrees to 384 students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Florida is $8,865 for southeast region psychology students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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