2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You
With 42,013 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast 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 Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the best value school in the Southeast Region for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spalding University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Spalding is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Out of the 69 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Freed-Hardeman University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Southeast Region . FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Henderson.
FHU graduate students pay an average of $10,980 in tuition and fees each year.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree psychology programs. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach graduate students pay an average of $20,310 in tuition and fees each year.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Mississippi College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MC are $12,796 per year.
Carlos Albizu University - Miami landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree psychology programs. Carlos Albizu University - Miami is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Miami.
Carlos Albizu University - Miami graduate students pay an average of $12,740 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Central Arkansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $11,835 per year.
Regent University 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 #10 on the list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Psychology graduate students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 12 | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL |
| 13 | Jackson State University | Jackson, MS |
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 134 |
| Florida | 2,049 |
| North Carolina | 318 |
| Virginia | 1,767 |
| Tennessee | 424 |
| Georgia | 495 |
| South Carolina | 169 |
| Louisiana | 249 |
| West Virginia | 195 |
| Kentucky | 819 |
| Arkansas | 47 |
| Alabama | 355 |
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Majors Related to Psychology
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 25 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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