2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Arizona

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Arizona, there were 2,358 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,933 and $83,266 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

Full ASU - Tempe General Psychology Report

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 139 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436.

Full Grand Canyon University General 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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