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2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$14,540 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 1,767 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named James Madison University the best value school in Virginia for 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.

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#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 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.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#5

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Radford are $12,535 per year.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus 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. Located in the small 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.

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

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#7

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

With a ranking of #7, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

Full Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#9

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree psychology programs. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.

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#10

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia State are $11,989 a year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 134
Florida 2,049
North Carolina 318
Tennessee 424
Georgia 495
South Carolina 169
Louisiana 249
West Virginia 195
Kentucky 819
Arkansas 47
Alabama 355

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 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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