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2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$44,727 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,440 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 61 degrees and certificates were awarded to general psychology students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #57 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Psychology

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the best value school in District of Columbia for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgetown are $55,128 a year.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Full General Psychology at Georgetown University Report

#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Howard graduate students pay an average of $34,326 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Howard also made our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on General Psychology at Howard University

Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 486
Pennsylvania 257
Maryland 68
New Jersey 158

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

Majors Similar to Psychology

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 2 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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