2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 North Dakota, there were 415 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,000 and $26,067 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,500 and $84,163 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota

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

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

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Psychology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in North Dakota list. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also took the #1 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Dakota Psychology Report

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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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