2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Psychology
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School Psychology is the 262nd most popular major in the country with 3,329 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 339 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 53 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in school psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality school 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 school 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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Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree school psychology students.
Top 25 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Psychology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 7 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best School 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 Capella University are $14,767.
Out of the 53 schools in the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 3 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 15 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Loyola University Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 14 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best School 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 Loyola Chicago are $19,154.
National Louis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s school psychology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #9. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s school psychology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Lehigh University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.
Lehigh also made our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 8 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also took the #20 spot in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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American International College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. American International College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at AIC are $12,717, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #13. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 5 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
NUS Florida also took the #12 spot in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Central Michigan University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Kansas ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree school psychology students list, KU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Iowa came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 4 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best School 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 University of Iowa are $27,613.
With a ranking of #17, University of Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Northern Colorado came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #20, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.
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Duquesne University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Duquesne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duquesne, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University at Albany ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.
UAlbany also made our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Fordham University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s school psychology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fordham U, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham U are $23,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #24, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 23 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Northeastern University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s school psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree school psychology students list, Northeastern has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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