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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 183,889 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kentucky, there were 2,187 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,094 and $34,540 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,800 and $117,458 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 14 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Cumberlands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Cumberlands are $4,582, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Psychology at University of the Cumberlands

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k. UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

WKU also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Psychology at WKU

#6

Spalding University

Louisville, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

Spalding University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 27 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Spalding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding University are $12,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Psychology at Spalding University

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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