2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You
With 195,678 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 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.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.
Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.
Capella 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. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #9, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.
With a ranking of #10, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 1,451 |
Minnesota | 6,179 |
Iowa | 1,444 |
South Dakota | 328 |
Missouri | 3,062 |
Nebraska | 994 |
North Dakota | 369 |
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Majors Related to Psychology
Psychology Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Psychology | 141,695 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 21 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.
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