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

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

Across Iowa, there were 1,301 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k)

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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