2026 Best Value School Psychology Schools in Virginia
[School Psychology](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/school-psychology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for school psychology students.
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2026 Best Value School Psychology Schools in Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in school psychology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value School Psychology Schools
George Mason University tops our 2026 list of the best value school psychology schools in Virginia. Set in the suburb of Fairfax, George Mason University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $14,220 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $38,688. Typical student debt for school psychology graduates is $23,529. Early-career school psychology graduates make about $60,240. That is a strong return on a $23,529 median debt. George Mason University admits about 88% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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