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2022 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 212 people earned their degree in health/medical psychology, making the major the 913th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 health/medical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in health/medical psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health/medical psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health/medical psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Psychology (Income $30-$48k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 6 doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree health/medical psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU Anschutz Health/Medical Psychology Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #2 spot on the list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 6 doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Health/Medical Psychology at VCU

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health/medical psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Health/Medical 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 East Carolina University are $20,685.

Full East Carolina University Health/Medical Psychology Report

#4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s health/medical psychology students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Charlotte Health/Medical Psychology Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. University of South Alabama is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 7 doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

USA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health/Medical Psychology at University of South Alabama

#6

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Virginia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Virginia State is a small school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 4 doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia State are $22,994, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Health/Medical Psychology at Virginia State 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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