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2022 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 689 people earned their degree in other psychology and counseling, making the major the 586th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 other psychology and counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in other psychology and counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other psychology and counseling programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other psychology and counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology & Counseling (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryn Mawr College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Bryn Mawr College is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees to qualified students.

Bryn Mawr not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bryn Mawr College are $45,240, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bryn Mawr Other Psychology & Counseling Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #2 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Other Psychology & Counseling Report

#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544.

Full James Madison University Other Psychology & Counseling Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees to qualified students.

UMass Boston also made our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

Read full report on Other Psychology & Counseling at UMass Boston

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA also made our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648.

Full UCA Other Psychology & Counseling Report

#6

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Trevecca Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trevecca Nazarene University are $9,282, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Psychology & Counseling at TNU

#7

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Rivier University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Rivier is a small school located in Nashua, New Hampshire that handed out 2 doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rivier, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rivier are $11,745, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Psychology & Counseling at Rivier

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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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