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2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate

6 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,719 people earned their degree in applied psychology, making the major the 336th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Applied Psychology Schools

The applied psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology

#1

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fielding Graduate University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s applied psychology students in 2019-2020.

Fielding also took the #1 spot in our “Best Applied 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 Fielding Graduate University are $17,296.

Read more about Applied Psychology at Fielding

#2

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Worldwide. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Los Alamitos, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s applied psychology students in 2019-2020.

TUW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Touro University Worldwide are $9,000.

Read full report on Applied Psychology at TUW

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Applied Psychology at Wichita State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s applied psychology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree applied psychology students list, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach are $19,736, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Applied Psychology Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990.

Read full report on Applied Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Boston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Applied Psychology at Boston University

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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