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

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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 Missouri, there were 2,040 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

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

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

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$30,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMSL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at UMSL

#2

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at UMKC

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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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