2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Southeast 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.
Top 10 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Southern Mississippi to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 5 spot on the list. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UGA also did well on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.
University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of Arkansas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general psychology programs. UARK is a very large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UARK are $22,563 per year.
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George Mason University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general psychology programs. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.
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North Carolina State University 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Duke University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in tuition and fees each year.
Duke not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Request InformationBest General Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 3,544 |
| Virginia | 5,413 |
| North Carolina | 3,412 |
| Florida | 8,073 |
| Tennessee | 1,743 |
| Kentucky | 1,417 |
| South Carolina | 1,372 |
| Louisiana | 1,601 |
| Arkansas | 981 |
| Alabama | 1,571 |
| Mississippi | 1,069 |
| West Virginia | 924 |
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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 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).
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