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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,606 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,168 and $22,795 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #5 spot on the list. UM is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k list, UM has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k list, UCCS has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Colorado State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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