2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.
The Graduate Center also made our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Chatham University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Chatham is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chatham are $19,428 per year.
Chatham excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.
Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.
UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Georgetown graduate students pay an average of $55,128 in tuition and fees each year.
Georgetown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,215 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Howard University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Howard are $34,326 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the city of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Newark are $33,186 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 4,843 |
| New York | 10,965 |
| Maryland | 2,523 |
| New Jersey | 3,346 |
| District of Columbia | 437 |
| Delaware | 191 |
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Majors Related to Psychology
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 9 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).
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