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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

10 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Ohio, there were 4,776 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,193 and $34,269 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 167 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent psychology programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Ohio

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree psychology students list, Ohio State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Psychology Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 22 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kent State University at Kent Psychology Report

#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Xavier University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Xavier also took the #6 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio ranking, coming in at #7. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHIO Athens, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

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#1 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958.

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#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

University of Toledo landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Psychology at University of Toledo

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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