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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in District of Columbia

6 Ranked Colleges
161 Degrees Awarded
$35,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking - to help you make that 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 District of Columbia, there were 874 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,642 and $64,347 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 161 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 91 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree psychology students list, The Chicago School Washington DC Campus has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Chicago School Washington DC Campus are $23,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 30 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree psychology students list, GWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

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#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree psychology students list, Gallaudet has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet University are $18,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224.

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#5

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Catholic University of America landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia ranking. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Georgetown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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