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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

6 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Florida, there were 7,346 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Florida

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. 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 #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Florida General Psychology Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida. 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.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at Florida State

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCF General Psychology Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211.

Full FIU General Psychology Report

#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida ranking. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our florida doctor’s degree psychology students list, U Miami has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220.

Full U Miami General Psychology Report

#6

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are $28,362, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

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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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