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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology in California

5 Ranked Colleges
106 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California

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 Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Psychology is the 231st most popular major in the country with 2,656 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 435 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 106 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in other psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other psychology programs and 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 other psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology in California

#1

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other psychology degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571.

Full Azusa Pacific Other Psychology Report

#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other psychology students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670.

Read full report on Other Psychology at UCSB

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s other psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

Read more about Other Psychology at University of California - San Diego

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the #4 spot on the list. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 14 doctorate’s other psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles are $23,576.

Read full report on Other Psychology at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus

#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of La Verne is a medium-sized school located in La Verne, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s other psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ULV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of La Verne are $14,526, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Psychology at University of La Verne

#5

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacifica Graduate Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Carpinteria, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacifica Graduate Institute, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pacifica Graduate Institute are $26,950.

Read more about Other Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute

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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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