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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$31,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 134,326 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 4,540 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree psychology students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130.

Read more about General Psychology at Lehigh University

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Read more about General Psychology at Carnegie Mellon

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Read more about General Psychology at Temple

#4

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Chatham University landed the #4 spot on the list. Chatham University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Chatham not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chatham are $18,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Chatham University General Psychology Report

#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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