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2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$18,065 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region 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. 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.

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

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

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

Top 10 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of South Dakota

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Psychology at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full General Psychology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #7, Capella University 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 Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Iowa State 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 #8 on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 per year.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Missouri - Kansas City

University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 a year.

Full General Psychology at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 81
Minnesota 634
Iowa 26
Kansas 74
Nebraska 33
North Dakota 15
South Dakota 15

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

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 10 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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