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2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

115 Colleges
$17,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 141,695 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 115 schools in the United States 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. 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 General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the best value school in the United States for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

North Dakota State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#4

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the United States. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Southern Mississippi landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year.

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Carlos Albizu University - San Juan did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Carlos Albizu University - San Juan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Juan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carlos Albizu University - San Juan are $8,440 a year.

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#8

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Graduate Center also is in the top 5% of our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#12

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #12, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

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With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UT Austin is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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With a ranking of #15, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.

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#16

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #16, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

Full General Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
18 American International College Springfield, MA
19 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA
20 Iowa State University Ames, IA
21 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
22 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
23 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY

General Psychology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

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 BruceBlaus.

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