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

7 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 183,889 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, psychology is the 7th most popular major in the United States. 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 Colorado, there were 3,292 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,358 and $46,400 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 116 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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 Colorado For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Colorado (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado doctor’s degree psychology students with aid list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Psychology at CU Anschutz

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Colorado Psychology Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Psychology at University of Colorado Boulder

#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS also took the #6 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Psychology Report

#6

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

Adams State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Alamosa, Colorado, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Adams State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adams State are $10,551, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Adams State University Psychology Report

#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 50 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Denver Psychology Report

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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