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2022 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Psychology & Counseling is the 586th most popular major in the country with 689 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 other psychology and counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in other psychology and counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other psychology and counseling programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other psychology and counseling program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree other psychology & counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology & Counseling (Income $0-$30k)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #1 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UMBC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMBC Other Psychology & Counseling Report

#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544.

Read full report on Other Psychology & Counseling at JMU

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.

Read full report on Other Psychology & Counseling at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#4

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trevecca Nazarene University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Trevecca Nazarene University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 11 doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other psychology & counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, TNU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TNU are $9,282, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TNU Other Psychology & Counseling Report

#5

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryn Mawr College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other psychology and counseling students in 2019-2020.

Bryn Mawr not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bryn Mawr College are $45,240, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Psychology & Counseling at Bryn Mawr

#8 in overall quality

University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648.

Read more about Other Psychology & Counseling at University of Central Arkansas

#7

Rivier University

Nashua, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Rivier University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Nashua, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other psychology and counseling degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Rivier also made our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rivier University are $11,745.

Read full report on Other Psychology & Counseling at Rivier University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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