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2022 Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Psychology is the 167th most popular major in the country with 2,656 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,748 and had an average of $55,492 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 435 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,300 and $84,993 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California

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

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

#1

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California. Located in Azusa, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other psychology students in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific also took the #2 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 Azusa Pacific are $16,571.

Read more about Other Psychology at Azusa Pacific

#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California. UCSB is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCSB Other Psychology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s other psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Psychology at University of California - San Diego

#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of La Verne. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California. Located in La Verne, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other psychology students in 2019-2020.

ULV also took the #6 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 University of La Verne are $14,526.

Read more about Other Psychology at University of La Verne

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in California. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other psychology degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $23,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#5

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria, California

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 handed out 37 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other psychology students in 2019-2020.

Pacifica Graduate Institute also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacifica Graduate Institute are $26,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pacifica Graduate Institute Other Psychology Report

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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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