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.
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2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the best value school in the Southeast Region for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.
UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 4 spot on the list. UAB is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a 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 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.
University of Virginia - 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. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for psychology in the Southeast Region .
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University of Arkansas 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. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.
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George Mason 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 #8 on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $37,956 per year.
North Carolina State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 10% of our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Duke University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in tuition and fees each year.
Duke also took the #5 spot in our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
Best 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.
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