2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Psychology in the Southeast Region

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Health/Medical Psychology is the 913th most popular major in the country with 212 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 47 health/medical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 health/medical psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health/medical psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health/medical psychology programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree health/medical psychology students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health/Medical Psychology in the Southeast Region

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Health/Medical Psychology at ECU

#2

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

#4 in overall quality

$16,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health/medical psychology students in 2019-2020.

USA also made our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Health/Medical Psychology at USA

#3

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 6 doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Health/Medical Psychology Report

#4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #4 spot on the list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s health/medical psychology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Health/Medical Psychology at UNC Charlotte

#5

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia

#5 in overall quality

$22,994 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Petersburg, Virginia, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health/medical psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia State are $22,994, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Health/Medical Psychology at Virginia State University

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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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