2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
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In 2019-2020, 134,326 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.
Across the Plains States region, there were 8,440 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 369 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree psychology students.
Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 200 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Walden University also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 97 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
USD also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 3 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UND also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #5 spot on the list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Iowa State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Iowa landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.
University of Kansas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
KU also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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