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2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,329 people earned their degree in school psychology, making the major the 262nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 340 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 school psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in school psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality school psychology 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 school 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 School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

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

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus School Psychology Report

#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Nova Southeastern University 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 #2 spot in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Nova Southeastern University School Psychology Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 12 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree school psychology students list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Florida School Psychology Report

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 2 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340.

Read more about School Psychology at WKU

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 4 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree school psychology students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798.

Read more about School Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#6

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 6 doctorate’s school psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Chapel Hill School Psychology Report

#7

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s school psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UofSC School Psychology Report

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Lexington, Kentucky 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Read more about School Psychology at UK

#8

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Georgia State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value School Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s school psychology students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also made our “Best School Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790.

Full Georgia State School Psychology Report

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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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