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2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$50,069 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,754 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology 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 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 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 Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Psychology Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality 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 degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC Report

Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Georgetown undergraduate students pay an average of $59,957 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgetown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Psychology Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in District of Columbia. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The American University are $51,334 a year.

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

Full Psychology at American University Report

#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great value for psychology students. 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 undergraduate at Howard are $28,916 a year.

Full Psychology at Howard University Report

Catholic University of America landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value psychology programs. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CUA are $52,156 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CUA is ranked #4 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

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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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