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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 119 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied psychology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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 in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in the Plains States Region

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s applied psychology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, 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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