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2022 Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$35,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,836 people earned their degree in other research and experimental psychology, making the major the 122nd most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 1,994 other research and experimental psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 other research and experimental psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in other research and experimental psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other research and experimental psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other research and experimental psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Research & Experimental Psychology in California

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s research and experimental psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Riverside is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s research and experimental psychology students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s research and experimental psychology students in 2019-2020.

CIIS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Integral Studies are $22,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Research & Experimental Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #5 spot on the list. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, 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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