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2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$18,065 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Plains States 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.

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 Plains States 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 analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 15% of our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Read full report on General Psychology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the Plains States Region . USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

Full General Psychology at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great value for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, 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.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Iowa State University 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 Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

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

Read full report on General Psychology at Iowa State University

University of Missouri - Kansas City 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. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 per year.

Full General Psychology at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 a year.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,009
Minnesota 3,142
Kansas 1,006
Iowa 1,272
Nebraska 664
North Dakota 298
South Dakota 272

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 10 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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