2024 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

a doctor's degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #6 out of 36 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 87 doctor's degrees in psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in Wisconsin

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology.

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology. UWM is a very large public university located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Indiana	29	100
Michigan	29	118
Ohio	29	146
Illinois	29	429

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	53
General Psychology	28
Child Development & Psychology	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.