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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Educational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Educational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Educational Psychology is the 307th most popular major in the country with 1,888 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 196 educational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 educational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Educational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in educational psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent educational psychology programs, but they also cost less that 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 educational psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Educational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Educational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Educational Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 16 doctorate’s educational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Educational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at UMN Twin Cities

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Educational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s educational psychology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Educational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Educational Psychology at University of Iowa

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Educational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s educational psychology degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #4 spot in our “Best Educational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Educational Psychology Report

#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Educational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 doctorate’s educational psychology degrees to qualified students.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Educational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Psychology at Capella University

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Educational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s educational psychology degrees to qualified students.

KU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Educational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Read more about Educational Psychology at University of Kansas

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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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