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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Wyoming is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree psychology students list, UW has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695.

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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 list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598.

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#5

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. The University of Montana is a medium-sized public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. 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

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

UCCS also took the #9 spot 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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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#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 ranking. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Colorado Boulder

#8

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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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