2020 Most Affordable Master's Degrees in Psychology Online
These schools represent the least expensive options for obtaining an online master's degree in psychology. Fort Hays State University, our top-ranked school, has the lowest tuition on the list at only $4,316 per year. Classes for FHSU's Master of Science in School Psychology include Advanced Child Psychopathology, Appraisal of Children, Behavior Therapy, and Observation in School Psychology. California Coast University, ranked #2, offers an annual tuition rate of $4,485 for its M.S. Psychology.
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| Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Hays State University | $4,316 | |
| California Coast University | $4,485 | |
| University of Central Missouri | $5,488 | |
| Aspen University | $5,850 | |
| American Public University System | $7,000 | |
| Union College - KY | $7,200 | |
| University of Louisiana-Monroe | $7,500 | |
| University of Nevada - Reno | $7,525 | |
| Fayetteville State University | $7,583 | |
| University of North Dakota | $7,785 | |
| Adams State University | $7,830 | |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | $8,755 | |
| Touro University Worldwide | $9,000 | |
| Tiffin University | $9,713 | |
| University of Idaho | $9,876 | |
| Western New Mexico University | $10,334 | |
| Bellevue University | $10,530 | |
| University of Northern Colorado | $10,545 | |
| Adler Graduate School | $10,782 | |
| Eastern Kentucky University | $10,998 | |
| Ball State University | $11,067 | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Online | $11,286 | |
| Marian University - Wisconsin | $11,400 | |
| The University of Arizona Global Campus | $11,430 | |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online | $11,445 |
- Annual Tuition: $4,316
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,743
- Example Classes: Advanced Child Psychopathology; Appraisal of Children; Behavior Therapy; Inferential Statistics; Observation in School Psychology
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Counseling - School Counseling
- Master of Science in School Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $4,485
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: DEAC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: Not Provided
- Example Classes: Alcohol and Chemical Substance Abuse; Developmental Psychology; Group Psychotherapy; Physiological Psychology; Psychology of Aging; Psychopathology
Online Master's Degrees
- M.S. Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $5,488
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,187
- Example Classes: Behavior Analysis and Therapy-2; Behavioral Medicine; Ethics and Behavioral Healthcare; Psychology of Learning
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Psychology - Behavior Analysis and Therapy
- Annual Tuition: $5,850
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: DEAC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,035
- Example Classes: Counseling Ethics; Neurobiology of Addiction; Psychology of Addiction; Substance Abuse Prevention
Online Master's Degrees
- M.A. in Psychology and Addiction Counseling
- Annual Tuition: $7,000
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 8,342
- Example Classes: Crisis and Emergency Intervention; Learning and Cognition; Multicultural Issues in Human Behavior; Physiological Psychology; Psychopathology; Substance Abuse and Addiction
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Psychology
- Master of Arts in Psychology - Developmental/Personality Psychology
- Master of Arts in Psychology - General
- Master of Arts in Psychology - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Master of Arts in Psychology - Military and Trauma Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $7,200
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 214
- Example Classes: Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience; Advanced Psychopathology; Emotion, Motivation & Cognition; Group Dynamics; Multicultural & Diversity Issues; Psychology of Addiction; Recovery & Relapse; Social & Community Psychology
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in General Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $7,500
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,503
- Example Classes: Advanced Theories of Crime and Delinquency; Counseling in Criminal Justice; Intelligence Testing; Minorities, Crime, and Criminal Justice; Psychological Assessment; Sociology of Law
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Master of Science in Psychology - Forensic
- Annual Tuition: $7,525
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,533
- Example Classes: Behavior Management and Consultation; Behavioral Analysis of Language and Cognition; Behavioral Interventions; Ethics in Psychology; Radical Behaviorism; Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Psychology, Behavior Analysis Specialization - Satellite Program
- Annual Tuition: $7,583
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 845
- Example Classes: Cognitive Aspects of Behavior; Ethical and Professional Issues; Principles and Techniques of Teaching Psychology; Psychological Consultation and Supervision; Psychology of Diversity; Psychology of Social and Interpersonal Communication
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $7,785
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,328
- Example Classes: Behavior Pathology; Cognitive Psychology; Foundations of Behavioral Data Analytics; Human Factors in Cyber Security; Insider Threat Analysis; Readings in Psychology
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $7,830
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,113
- Example Classes: Case Studies in Applied Sport Psychology; Mental Strength & Conditioning; Sport Psychology
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Counseling - Clinical Mental Health
- Master of Science in Applied Sport Psychology
- Master of Science in Coaching
- Annual Tuition: $8,755
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 694
- Example Classes: Advanced Biopsychology; Advanced Social Psychology; Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychology; Multicultural Psychology; Statistics for Behavioral Sciences; Writing in Psychology
Online Master's Degrees
- 4+1 M.S. in Psychology
- MS Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $9,000
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: WASC WSCUC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,163
- Example Classes: Career Counseling; Changing Health Behaviors; Communication and Persuasion; Group Dynamics; Stress and Coping in Health Psychology; The Psychological Impact of Media and Technology
Online Master's Degrees
- MA - Industrial & Organizational Psychology: Coaching and Consulting
- MA - Industrial & Organizational Psychology: Human Resource Management
- MA - Industrial & Organizational Psychology: Occupational Health Psychology
- MA - Psychology
- MA - Psychology: Educational Psychology
- MA - Psychology: Forensic Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $9,713
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 822
- Example Classes: Cognitive Psychology; History and Systems of Psychology; Neuropsychology; Professional Issues I: Law and Ethics; Professional Issues II: Cross Cultural Issues in Psychology; Social Psychology
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Forensic Psychology
- Master of Science in Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $9,876
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,273
- Example Classes: Cognitive Psychology; Engineering Psychology; Ergonomics and Biomechanics; Human Factors in Engineering Design; Human-Computer Interaction; Sensation and Perception
Online Master's Degrees
- M.S. in Psychology - Human Factors (Non-Thesis Option)
- M.S. in Psychology - Human Factors (Thesis Option)
- Annual Tuition: $10,334
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 1,003
- Example Classes: Cultural Psychology; Health Psychology; Human Motivation; Psychology of Gender; Psychology of Prejudice; Psychology of Sports and Exercises
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies - Psychology
- Master of Arts in Teaching - Specialization (Psychology)
- Annual Tuition: $10,530
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,167
- Example Classes: Advanced Industrial and Organizational Psychology Practice; Applied Organizational Psychology; Job Analysis and Performance Appraisal; Personnel Selection; Social Psychology
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - MS
- Master of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology - MS
- Annual Tuition: $10,545
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 3,205
- Example Classes: Brain and Education; Cultural Issues in Educational Psychology; Educational Psychology for Teachers; Life Span Developmental Psychology; Motivation in Education
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Educational Psychology
- Master of Arts in Educational Psychology - Teaching Applications
- Master of Arts in Sport Coaching
- Annual Tuition: $10,782
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 297
- Example Classes: Adlerian Approaches to Workplace Relations; Early Recollections and Dream Analysis; Holistic Assessment and Metaphor Therapy; Systems of Family Therapy; The Psychodynamics of Psychopathology; Values, Ethics and Legalities
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy
- Master of Arts in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Master of Arts in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy - Co-Occurring Disorders and Addiction Counseling
- Master of Arts in Applied Adlerian Psychology
- Master of Arts in Applied Adlerian Psychology - Leadership
- Annual Tuition: $10,998
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 2,417
- Example Classes: Consulting and Business Skills; Organizational Change and Development; Performance Management; Practicum in I-O Psychology; Work Analysis
Online Master's Degrees
- MS in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
- MS in Psychology
- MS in Psychology - Applied Behavior Analysis
- Annual Tuition: $11,067
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 5,724
- Example Classes: Adolescent Development; Adult Development and Aging; Human Learning and Achievement Motivation; Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research; Psychology of Human Development; Statistical Methods in Educational and Psychological Research
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Arts in Educational Psychology
- Master of Arts in Educational Psychology - Customizable Specialization
- Master of Arts in Educational Psychology - Gifted and Talented
- Master of Arts in Educational Psychology - Human Development
- Master of Arts in Educational Psychology - Neuropsychology
- Master of Arts in Executive Development and Public Service - Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $11,286
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 21,375
- Example Classes: Ethical Practice in Psychology; Leadership and Ethics; Managing Difficult Conversations at Work; Social Psychology; Theories of Personality; Women in Leadership
Online Master's Degrees
- MS in Psychology
- MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- MS in Psychology - Child & Developmental Psychology
- MS in Psychology - Forensic Psychology
- MS in Psychology - Industrial & Organizational Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $11,400
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 389
- Example Classes: I/O Analytics with R; Concepts of Organizational Development; Principles of Compensation Evaluation; Psychometrics for Selection & Assessment; Training & Development Design
Online Master's Degrees
- Master of Science in Industrial Organizational Psychology
- Master of Science in Thanatology
- Annual Tuition: $11,430
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 6,009
- Example Classes: Applied Social Psychology; Biological Bases of Behavior; Developmental Psychology; Psychological Testing & Assessment; Psychopharmacology; Research Design & Methods
Online Master's Degrees
- MA/Psychology
- Annual Tuition: $11,445
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 618
- Example Classes: Attitude and Motivation in the Workplace; Coaching and Consultation Skills; Economics in the Global Economy; Talent Development; Team Dynamics
Online Master's Degrees
- MBA - Organizational Psychology
- MS - Organizational Psychology