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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Nebraska” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Nebraska, there were 642 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,036 and $30,936 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,738 and $121,521 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska” ranking, we looked at 2 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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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 Nebraska”.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Nebraska

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,846 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#2

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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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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