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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,606 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and 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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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at UW

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

U of U also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Utah

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at BYU

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598.

Read more about General Psychology at Utah State University

#5

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #5 spot on the list. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree psychology students with aid list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Colorado Boulder

#7

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774.

Full UCCS General Psychology Report

#6 in overall quality

Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at Colorado State

#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Denver

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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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