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2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Industrial & Organizational Psychology is the 280th most popular major in the country with 2,199 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 349 industrial and organizational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 industrial and organizational psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in industrial and organizational psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial and organizational psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial and organizational psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial & Organizational Psychology in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Chicago School Chicago Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago are $23,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Industrial & Organizational Psychology at The Chicago School Chicago Campus

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Industrial & Organizational Psychology at Central Michigan University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

#4

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. 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 more about Industrial & Organizational Psychology at DePaul

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

#6

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s industrial and organizational psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355.

Full WMU Industrial & Organizational Psychology Report

#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Roosevelt University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Industrial and Organizational Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree industrial and organizational psychology students list, Roosevelt has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt University are $21,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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