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

2 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Iowa (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

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 Getting Aid 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

Full Iowa General Psychology Report

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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