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2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$25,976 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 9th in Missouri. In fact, 518 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Missouri 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best value school in Missouri for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

UMKC graduate students pay an average of $11,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $12,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 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, SLU is ranked #4 for overall quality for psychology in Missouri.

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Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 375
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 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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