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2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$30,928 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,440 Avg Salary

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

With 141,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $25,651 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Oakland are $24,648 a year.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Miami University - Oxford graduate students pay an average of $32,332 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #9, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,813
Ohio 3,937
Illinois 3,656
Indiana 1,890
Wisconsin 2,230

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

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 15 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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