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2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

115 Colleges
$17,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

General Psychology is the #35 most popular major in the country with 8,051 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 115 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 115 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

North Dakota State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full General Psychology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the United States. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year.

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Carlos Albizu University - San Juan landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Carlos Albizu University - San Juan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Juan.

Carlos Albizu University - San Juan graduate students pay an average of $8,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 per year.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.

The Graduate Center also claimed a spot on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 a year.

Full General Psychology at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

#12

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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#16

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 American International College Springfield, MA
19 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA
20 Iowa State University Ames, IA
21 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
22 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
23 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY

General Psychology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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