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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$39,394 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 396 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 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.

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 Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The Chicago School Washington DC Campus graduate students pay an average of $23,918 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for psychology in District of Columbia.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #1 for overall quality for psychology in District of Columbia.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American University is a great value for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The American University graduate students pay an average of $38,456 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Howard are $34,326 a year.

Howard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Catholic University of America did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

CUA graduate students pay an average of $51,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CUA is ranked #3 for overall quality for psychology in District of Columbia.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,885
Pennsylvania 1,831
Maryland 286
New Jersey 851
Delaware 20

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

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 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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