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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in New Jersey

6 Ranked Colleges
99 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 New Jersey” ranking.

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 New Jersey, there were 4,425 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,903 and $32,806 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 99 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in New Jersey

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey list. Located in Teaneck, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new jersey doctor’s degree psychology students list, FDU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FDU are $10,656.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 44 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Psychology at Rutgers New Brunswick

#3

Kean University

Union, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey list. Kean University is located in Union, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new jersey doctor’s degree psychology students list, Kean has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kean are $22,318, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seton Hall University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey. Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Orange, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Caldwell University

Caldwell, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Caldwell University landed the #5 spot on the list. Caldwell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Caldwell, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caldwell, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Caldwell are $18,380, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Caldwell Psychology Report

#5

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Saint Elizabeth. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey. CSE is located in Morristown, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSE, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at College of Saint Elizabeth are $18,734.

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#6

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Princeton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey list. Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, 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%.

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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