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2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$15,888 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,440 Avg Salary

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

With 304 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #30 most popular major in Virginia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Virginia 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Psychology

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.

Read full report on General Psychology at James Madison University

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.

Virginia Tech also made our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #3.

Full General Psychology at Virginia Tech Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

Full General Psychology at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

Full General Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 490
Georgia 160
North Carolina 187
Tennessee 124
Kentucky 25
Louisiana 151
Alabama 88
South Carolina 23
Mississippi 57
Arkansas 19
West Virginia 153

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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