2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Utah” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Utah, there were 1,507 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,745 and $19,830 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Utah”.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

BYU also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.

Read full report on General Psychology at Brigham Young University - Provo

#2

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah list. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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