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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 4,801 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech General Psychology Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at George Mason University

#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. James Madison University is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 5 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at James Madison University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228.

Read full report on General Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University

#6

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Old Dominion University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Old Dominion University is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Old Dominion 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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