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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid)

113 Ranked Colleges
1,662 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,662 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 113 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree psychology students with aid.

Top 25 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#14 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General 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 Florida are $30,130.

Read full report on General Psychology at UF

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#23 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at UNC Chapel Hill

Top 25% in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

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.

Read more about General Psychology at USF Tampa

#4

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 113 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - St Louis General Psychology Report

#10 in overall quality

Out of the 113 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at UW - Madison

Florida International University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full FIU General Psychology Report

#7

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 15 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General 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 Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Virginia

#8

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
Top 25% in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

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 North Carolina State University General Psychology Report

#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin General Psychology Report

#10

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

University of Central Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at UCF

#11

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at Florida State University

#12

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#8 in overall quality

University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 27 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at University of California - Los Angeles

#13

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of North Carolina at 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.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Full UNC Greensboro General Psychology Report

#14

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#15 in overall quality

University of Georgia ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 14 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree psychology students with aid list, UGA has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Georgia

University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Read more about General Psychology at UIC

#16

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

With a ranking of #16, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287.

Read more about General Psychology at UAF

#17

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#11 in overall quality

University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Maryland - College Park

#21 in overall quality

Iowa State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State University General Psychology Report

University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNLV General Psychology Report

#19

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Rice University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at Rice

#21

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Wyoming

University of California - Irvine ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Irvine General Psychology Report

#23

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

University of Utah came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U of U General Psychology Report

#24

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860.

Full Tennessee State University General Psychology Report

Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.

Read full report on General Psychology at BYU

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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