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2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$39,394 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 939 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in District of Columbia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC the best value school in District of Columbia for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The Chicago School Washington DC Campus graduate students pay an average of $23,918 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

GWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Georgetown graduate students pay an average of $55,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgetown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The American University are $38,456 a year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Howard are $34,326 per year.

Howard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Catholic University of America ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

CUA graduate students pay an average of $51,630 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CUA also took the #3 spot in our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 4,503
Pennsylvania 7,472
New York 15,415
Maryland 2,865
Delaware 417

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 6 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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