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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Psychology

10 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate

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 Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,145 people earned their degree in social psychology, making the major the 369th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 social psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in social psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social psychology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 social psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree social psychology students.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Psychology

#1

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154.

Read more about Social Psychology at Loyola Chicago

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #10 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Read full report on Social Psychology at UH

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s social psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also took the #9 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Social Psychology Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s social psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Buffalo Social Psychology Report

#5

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social psychology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Psychology at GWU

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s social psychology degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Psychology at UC Irvine

#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Stony Brook University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Stony Brook University is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s social psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stony Brook University Social Psychology Report

#8

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s social psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

Read more about Social Psychology at New York University

#9

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s social psychology degrees to qualified students.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Psychology at UCONN

#4 in overall quality

Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s social psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Teachers College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College are $42,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Teachers College at Columbia University Social Psychology Report

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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