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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Georgia, there were 3,383 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,716 and $28,684 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia.

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

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

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#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,849 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Georgia State also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,221 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 15 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at Emory

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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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