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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

4 Ranked Colleges
62 Degrees Awarded
$35,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 134,326 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.

Across North Carolina, there were 3,639 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general 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 Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.

Full Duke General Psychology Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at UNC Chapel Hill

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 22 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.

Full NC State General Psychology Report

#4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Read full report on General Psychology at UNC Greensboro

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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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