2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

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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 Rhode Island, there were 858 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,571 and $30,700 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid list. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in the New England Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid)

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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