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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Psychology

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in health/medical psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health/medical psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health/medical psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The health/medical 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 Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Psychology

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health/medical psychology students in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ECU Health/Medical Psychology Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree health/medical psychology students list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #2 rank 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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Read more about Health/Medical Psychology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

USA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USA Health/Medical Psychology Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228.

Read more about Health/Medical Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNC Charlotte Health/Medical Psychology Report

#6

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Virginia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Petersburg, Virginia, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s health/medical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Virginia State also made our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia State are $22,994, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia State University Health/Medical Psychology Report

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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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