25 Most Popular Colleges for General Psychology Master’s Degree Programs

Around 6,333 master’s degrees are awarded each year to general psychology majors. These schools have the largest programs in the field.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at SNHU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Southern New Hampshire University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$18,810	$18,810
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$627	$627

The school reported having 20 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 20 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Ashford University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Ashford University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,214	$11,214
Fees for Full-Time Students	$300	$300
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

Graduate students at Walden University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Walden University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,586	$11,586
Fees for Full-Time Students	$456	$456
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$570	$570

In 2017-2018, Walden University reported having 69 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 69 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Kaplan University - Davenport Campus.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Kaplan University - Davenport Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,128	$10,128
Fees for Full-Time Students	$799	$799
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$422	$422

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Northcentral University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Northcentral University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,553	$16,553
Fees for Full-Time Students	$973	$973
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$920	$920

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Capella University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Capella University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,365	$14,365
Fees for Full-Time Students	$477	$477
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$532	$532

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending American Military University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at American Public University System

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,300	$6,300
Fees for Full-Time Students	$300	$300
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$350	$350

These are the average costs for graduate students attending NYU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at New York University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$41,352	$41,352
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,496	$2,496
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,723	$1,723

There were 812 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 27 were classified as teaching assistants, and 389 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at William James College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$39,750	$39,750
Fees for Full-Time Students	$880	$880
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,325	$1,325

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Pepperdine.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Pepperdine University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$32,500	$32,500
Fees for Full-Time Students	$120	$120
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,625	$1,625

Across all programs, there were 178 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 43 were classified as teaching assistants, and 19 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at USU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Utah State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,590	$19,564
Fees for Full-Time Students	$971	$971
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$269	$941

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 934. Of that number, 375 were classified as teaching assistants, and 559 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$27,048	$27,048
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,879	$1,879
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,403	$1,403

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Adler.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Adler University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$43,400	$43,400
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,338	$1,338
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,240	$1,240

In 2017-2018, there were 15 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Claremont Graduate University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Claremont Graduate University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$34,236	$34,236
Fees for Full-Time Students	$600	$600
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,902	$1,902

In 2017-2018, Claremont Graduate University reported having 144 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 38 were classified as teaching assistants, and 106 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Adelphi.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Adelphi University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$39,157	$39,157
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,335	$1,335
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,226	$1,226

Across all programs, there were 27 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 27 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at New School University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The New School

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,247	$44,247
Fees for Full-Time Students	$360	$360
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,795	$1,795

In 2017-2018, there were 820 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 282 were classified as teaching assistants, and 247 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending National University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at National University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,976	$14,976
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$416	$416

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending GMU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at George Mason University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,228	$30,932
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,252	$3,252
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$603	$1,424

The school reported having 1,385 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 713 were classified as teaching assistants, and 587 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Saybrook University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Saybrook University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$23,589	$23,589
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,850	$3,850
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,470	$1,470

Graduate students at UPenn can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Pennsylvania

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$33,604	$33,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,530	$3,530
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,651	$1,651

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 81. Of that number, 71 were classified as teaching assistants, and 10 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Rutgers New Brunswick.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,848	$28,656
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,136	$2,136
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$702	$1,194

There were 1,350 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 906 were classified as teaching assistants, and 444 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Towson.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Towson University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,164	$14,832
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,340	$2,340
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$398	$824

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 261. Of that number, 63 were classified as teaching assistants, and 32 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending LIU Post.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at LIU Post

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$28,824	$28,824
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,940	$1,940
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,201	$1,201

In 2017-2018, LIU Post reported having 37 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 27 were classified as teaching assistants, and 10 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Yeshiva.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Yeshiva University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$34,800	$34,800
Fees for Full-Time Students	$260	$260
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,100	$1,100

There were 31 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 4 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at FIU can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Florida International University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,912	$21,393
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,185	$2,809
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$446	$992

Across all programs, there were 1,142 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 579 were classified as teaching assistants, and 276 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending SFSU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at San Francisco State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,512	$1,512
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$396	$396

The school reported having 346 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 198 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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