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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$22,865 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

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. 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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Plains States Region 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 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 Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

Full Psychology at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.

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#5

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $12,768 per year.

Full Psychology at University of South Dakota Report

University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SLU are $22,614 a year.

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#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 375
Missouri 518
Minnesota 3,279
Iowa 89
North Dakota 79
Nebraska 179
South Dakota 71

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 21 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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