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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

5 Ranked Colleges
216 Degrees Awarded
$35,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 District of Columbia, there were 874 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,642 and $64,347 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 216 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree psychology students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in District of Columbia

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 61 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The Chicago School Washington DC Campus also made our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC are $23,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s 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 private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 97 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Psychology Master’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 GWU are $31,824.

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#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Psychology Master’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 The American University are $35,524.

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#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, 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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