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2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$21,729 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 4,292 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Michigan 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 Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Psychology

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Central Michigan University the best value school in Michigan for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

Full Psychology at Central Michigan University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Michigan. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $17,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.

U-M did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Oakland are $19,323 a year.

Full Psychology at Oakland University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Detroit Mercy did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Detroit Mercy are $21,276 per year.

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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $16,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree psychology programs. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wayne State are $18,937 a year.

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#9

Michigan School of Psychology

Farmington Hills, MI

With a ranking of #9, Michigan School of Psychology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. MSP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Farmington Hills.

MSP graduate students pay an average of $36,084 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Michigan School of Psychology Report

Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,548
Ohio 4,871
Illinois 6,520
Wisconsin 2,695

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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