2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Nevada

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada” ranking.

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 Nevada, there were 941 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,375 and $17,278 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $84,833 and $191,671 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UNLV also took the #1 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNLV Psychology Report

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971.

Read full report on Psychology at University of Nevada - Reno

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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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