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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Psychology in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value School 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

School Psychology is the 262nd most popular major in the country with 3,329 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 577 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in school psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great school psychology programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for School Psychology in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s school psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Illinois State School Psychology Report

#2

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 14 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on School Psychology at Loyola University Chicago

#3

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. National Louis University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.

NLU also made our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about School Psychology at NLU

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s school psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree school psychology students list, Central Michigan has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about School Psychology at Central Michigan

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s school psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best School 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 Kent State are $21,952.

Read full report on School Psychology at Kent State

#8 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s school psychology students in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on School Psychology at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#7

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Andrews University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s school psychology students in 2019-2020.

Andrews also took the #9 spot in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews University are $28,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on School Psychology at Andrews

#8

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best School 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 IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about School Psychology at Indiana University - Bloomington

#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Michigan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree school psychology students list, Michigan State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best School 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 Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read more about School Psychology at Michigan 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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