2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

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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. 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 District of Columbia, there were 372 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,617 and $25,532 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree psychology students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Georgetown also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at Georgetown

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,915 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Howard 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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