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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota” ranking - to help you make that 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 Minnesota, there were 2,966 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 297 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,467 and $103,128 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota”.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota

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

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

#1

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,716 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 200 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walden University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Walden University

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota 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.

Capella University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” 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.

Read full report on General Psychology at Capella University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology

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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