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2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$20,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 367 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Oregon 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. 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 Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

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

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Psychology

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Oregon. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Oregon State are $15,569 a year.

Oregon State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at George Fox University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Oregon. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GFU are $14,293 per year.

GFU also made our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #4.

Full Psychology at George Fox University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great value for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Portland State University are $16,518 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Portland State University is ranked #5 for overall quality for psychology in Oregon.

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#4

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Pacific graduate students pay an average of $36,169 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Pacific also took the #1 spot in our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon rankings.

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#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Oregon. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UO graduate students pay an average of $18,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 7,826
Washington 406
Nevada 88
Hawaii 140
Alaska 23

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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