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2022 Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate

6 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 576 people earned their degree in community psychology, making the major the 531st most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 community psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in community psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality community 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 community psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Community Psychology

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s community psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Community Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Community Psychology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree community psychology students list, NLU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Community 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 National Louis University are $12,096.

Full National Louis University Community Psychology Report

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s community psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Community 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 WSU are $15,112.

Full Wichita State University Community Psychology Report

#4

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s community psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Georgia also made our “Best Community Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Community Psychology at University of West Georgia

#4

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #4 spot on the list. DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s community psychology degrees to qualified students.

DePaul also made our “Best Community Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760.

Read full report on Community Psychology at DePaul University

#5

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s community psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Community Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Portland State University Community Psychology Report

#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Community Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s community psychology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Community Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Community Psychology at University of Miami

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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