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2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$16,357 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 10th in North Carolina. In fact, 3,751 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNCW is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Psychology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

Full Psychology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#7

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #7, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Duke also made our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 967
South Carolina 1,890
Florida 10,298
Virginia 6,922
Arkansas 1,022
Mississippi 1,234
Louisiana 1,704
Alabama 1,923
Kentucky 2,326
Georgia 4,367
Tennessee 2,474

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 7 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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